Alternatives include intensive lifestyle modification programs, other weight management medications like phentermine-topiramate or naltrexone-bupropion, different diabetes medications such as SGLT-2 inhibitors, and bariatric surgery for severe obesity
It is a tripeptide made up of three amino acids: glutamine, cysteine, and glycine
Efficacy and safety of once-weekly dulaglutide in com-bination with sulphonylurea and/or biguanide compared with once-daily insulin glargine in Japanese patients with type 2 di-abetes: a randomized, open-label, phase III, non-inferiority study
Both medications are GLP-1 receptor agonists, but tirzepatide has the added advantage of mimicking another hormone, GIP, which enhances its impact on reducing appetite and increasing metabolism
12 All except one were published in English and we used translated version for data verification