Systemic side effects are less common but can include headaches, dizziness, or nausea shortly after the injection
Radiolabeled [3H]BPC-157 studies demonstrate that the peptide is finally metabolized into single amino acids, represented primarily by proline, in plasma, urine, and feces
Clinical Manifestations of Vitamin B12 Deficiency Although the classic hematologic expression of vitamin B 12 deficiency is a megaloblastic macrocytic anemia characterized by an elevated mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and a peripheral smear containing macroovalocytes and hypersegmented neutrophils, up to 28 percent of affected patients may have a normal hemoglobin level, and up to 17 percent may have a normal mean corpuscular volume
In both studies, EGRIFTA-treated patients completing the 26-week treatment period were re-randomized to blinded therapy with either daily placebo or a 2 mg dose of EGRIFTA (1 mg/vial formulation) for an additional 26-week treatment period (Extension Phase) in order to assess maintenance of VAT reduction and to gather long-term safety data
