While existing GLP-1 medications have shown greater weight loss than Eli Lillys oral medication, the oral option targets both weight loss and type 2 diabetes in patients
-24% body weight documented over 24 weeks in Phase 2 trials
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Patients may know tirzepatide by brand names such as Mounjaro and Zepbound
Discussion Preventive programmes for the global containment of non-communicable diseases (NCD) are centred on the reversibility of dysglycemia, especially for diabetes and its cardiovascular burden, which the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) estimated to be increasing