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GLP3 (retatrutide): literature-reported ranges

GLP3 is the research code name for retatrutide, which remains investigational and has no approved product. This page covers that one compound only, with the phase 2 escalation exactly as it was published.

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Every figure on this page is a range reported in published literature or in a publicly documented study protocol. It is a record of what researchers used, not a recommendation, a therapeutic protocol, or advice. Peptide Intel Hub is an independent publication, sells nothing, and describes these compounds as in-vitro research reagents only.

Compound at a glance

Class
Triple GIP/GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist
Reported half-life
Approximately 6 days
Routes used in the literature
Subcutaneous in the published phase 2 programme
Also written as
Retatrutide — investigational triple GIP/GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist

What the published studies reported

Each row below describes one body of work. The model and population are part of the figure — a rodent per-kilogram quantity and a human trial quantity are not comparable.

GLP3 (retatrutide) — phase 2 escalation

Reported quantity
1 mg escalating toward 12 mg weekly in the reported arms
Frequency
Once weekly
Study duration
48 weeks in the published phase 2

The glucagon arm is the distinguishing pharmacology and drives the energy-expenditure endpoints.

Dosage chart

These figures match the published chart for this compound on peptidedosages.com, including the reconstitution volume, resulting concentration, insulin-syringe units and the staged schedule. Educational reference only — not instructions, and not medical advice.

Retatrutide

Retatrutide Dosage calculations for a 10 mg vial use the same once-weekly amounts studied in human clinical trials. Adding 1 mL of bacteriostatic water produces 10 mg/mL, so each U-100 unit contains 100 mcg.

Reconstitute
Add 1 mL of bacteriostatic water to produce 10 mg/mL.
Research frequency
Once weekly by subcutaneous administration in the cited human trials.
Weekly research range
The cited programs evaluated target amounts through 12 mg weekly.
Easy measuring
1 U-100 unit = 0.01 mL = 100 mcg.
Vial size
The 10 mg label is total nominal vial content, not a weekly amount. Weekly research amounts above 10 mg require enough vials to supply the total nominal mass.
Vial coverage
At the 2 mg research stage, one vial supplies 5 full weekly amounts. At the 12 mg research stage, the 12 mg amount requires 2 separate 10 mg vials by nominal mass. These are mass calculations, not vial storage or discard periods.

Phase 2 Trial Schedule (1 mL = 10 mg/mL)

Study PhaseWeekly DoseU-100 UnitsVolume
Weeks 1 to 42 mg20 units0.2 mL
Weeks 5 to 84 mg40 units0.4 mL
Weeks 9 to 128 mg80 units0.8 mL
Weeks 13+12 mg120 units1.2 mL
Source chart on peptidedosages.com

Mixed with 3 ml of bacteriostatic water

The same arithmetic for every vial size GLP3 (retatrutide) is supplied in, using a fixed 3 ml of bacteriostatic water. One unit on a U-100 insulin syringe is 0.01 ml, so the unit column below is simply the volume that carries the reported amount. Educational arithmetic only — not instructions, and not medical advice.

GLP3 (retatrutide) · 3 ml bacteriostatic water

Vial sizeConcentrationPer 1 unit
5 mg1.67 mg/ml17 mcg
10 mg3.33 mg/ml33 mcg
15 mg5.00 mg/ml50 mcg
20 mg6.67 mg/ml67 mcg
30 mg10.00 mg/ml100 mcg
40 mg13.33 mg/ml133 mcg
50 mg16.67 mg/ml167 mcg
60 mg20.00 mg/ml200 mcg

No single reported amount applies to this compound, so only the concentration and the value of one unit are shown. Only the vial sizes this compound is actually supplied in are shown, and every figure assumes exactly 3 ml of bacteriostatic water. For any other volume, use the reconstitution calculator.

Reconstitution maths

Research vials are typically 5 mg, 10 mg or 20 mg lyophilised. A 10 mg vial in 1 mL of bacteriostatic water gives 10 mg/mL, so one U-100 unit carries 100 mcg.

Open the reconstitution calculator

How to read these figures

  • Retatrutide is investigational: the evidence base is a single published phase 2 programme, far smaller than the GLP1 or GLP2 datasets.
  • These are in-vitro research reagents; the trial figures describe a supervised clinical programme.
  • Research-grade material is not the same molecule quality as trial material; peptide content per vial routinely differs from the labelled mass.

Sources and citations

These are the published records the figures on this page are drawn from. Each one describes what researchers administered, in which model or population, and over what period. Quantities reported in a study are specific to that study's design and are not transferable guidance.

  1. [1]
    Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity — A Phase 2 Trial

    Jastreboff AM, Kaplan LM, Frías JP, et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2023 · PMID 37366315

    Adults with obesity were randomized to once-weekly subcutaneous retatrutide at doses up to 12 mg or placebo for 48 weeks in a phase 2 dose-ranging trial.

    View the record

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