Provides mild moisturizing effect that keeps water-oil balance
It is effective in treating a range of mental health conditions, including depression, OCD, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, PTSD, and PMDD
Examples of these drugs include: Abaloparatide (Tymlos) and Teriparatide (Forteo) for osteoporosis Carfilzomib (Kyprolis) for multiple myeloma Degarelix (Firmagon) for advanced prostate cancer Dulaglutide (Trulicity), exenatide (Byetta), liraglutide (Victoza), lixisenatide (Adlyxin), and semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) for type 2 diabetes Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon) for HIV Linaclotide (Linzess) for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation and chronic idiopathic constipation Teduglutide (Gattex) for malabsorption (when you don't absorb nutrients from your stomach and intestines very well) Ziconotide (Prialt) for severe chronic pain Unlike some cosmetics and supplements, these drugs have been well-researched and are tightly regulated by the FDA
Sci Transl Med 5:209ra151 Finan B, Yang B, Ottaway N et al (2015) A rationally designed monomeric peptide triagonist corrects obesity and diabetes in rodents
Moreover, it is believed that maintaining glutathione levels in the body protects athletes from infections and recurrent diseases that can somehow prevent athletes from achieving their best results in training and competitions