We know there are people who are interested in addressing their weight but have been waiting on the sidelines for a medicine that was right for them, Ed Cinca, senior vice president of marketing & patient solutions at Novo Nordisk said in the press release
They concluded that incretin-based medications did not correlate with an increased risk of acute pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer compared to other oral anti-diabetic agents, which remained consistent across drug classification and duration of use [29,55]
At week 72, mean percentage weight loss was 15.0% with tirzepatide 5mg, 19.5% with 10mg, and 20.9% with 15mg, compared to just 3.1% with placebo
She answered some FAQs about the drugs, including whos eligible
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They only stimulate insulin release when blood sugar is elevated