The FDA prescribing information for both Mounjaro and Zepbound notes that nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea were most common when the dose went up and decreased over time
Comparators were any of the eligible doses of tirzepatide and semaglutide, placebo, and also other glucose-lowering drugs provided they were directly compared to tirzepatide and semaglutide in at least one trial
Study populations The study populations with obesity The analyses in patients with obesity were restricted to a starting date of 6/2021 and an ending date of 12/2022
After her consultation the prescription was sent to the pharmacy and she got her medication a few days later
Of note, a small number of cases of acute pancreatitis associated with GLP-1RA use have been reported in clinical trials: 38 cases in 17,775 patient-years of exposure compared with 9 events in 5863 patient-years of exposure with the comparator treatment
Ozempic (semaglutide) was initially approved for the treatment of people with type 2 diabetes