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GLP-1 Decoder

GLP-1 Vials: Compounded vs Brand Vials, FDA Warnings, Cost

GLP-1 vials: a plain explanation, with the facts from the prescribing information.

GLP-1 vials: GLP-1 medicines as a pen, a pill and a vial

A quick look at half-life and weight loss

How long each one remains inside the body
Wegovy7 dOzempic7 dRybelsus7 dZepbound5.5 dMounjaro5 dTrulicity5 dFoundayo1.6 dSaxenda0.5 dVictoza0.5 dByetta0.1 d

Half-life in days: how long your body needs to clear half of a dose, per section 12.3 in the FDA label for each medicine.

Weight loss recorded in the main weight trial for each medicine
Zepbound20.9%Wegovy14.9%Foundayo11.1%Saxenda7.4%

Percentage of body weight. Read each result against its own placebo on that page, since the trials used different doses and lengths.

Sources (10)

FDA labels (DailyMed) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.