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Lexaria’s human GLP-1 study 5 receives IRB approval

Lexaria’s human GLP-1 study 5 receives IRB approval

Lexaria Bioscience (LEXX) it has received the necessary independent ethics board approval required for its contract research organization to begin to implement and execute human pilot study GLP-1-H25-5. The Study will compare an oral version of liraglutide, formulated from the DehydraTECH-processing of Saxenda to the conventional injected liraglutide. The Study is expected to be conducted with 8-10 healthy volunteers with the goals of demonstrating safety and pharmacokinetic performance in humans utilizing orally dosed DehydraTECH-liraglutide. If the Study results are positive, it could support a decision to investigate oral DehydraTECH-liraglutide in a future Phase I registered trial.

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