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Conclusion Retatrutide is still undergoing clinical trials and probably wont be available until at least 2026
It is probable that GLP-1 plays a broader role in regulating the mesolimbic dopamine pathway, essential for controlling rewards, given its apparent effect on other substances of addiction like nicotine [15,16,17,18,19]