How Mounjaro Works (and How Fast)
Mounjaro how it works: a plain explanation, with the facts from the prescribing information.
- Active ingredient
- tirzepatide
- Manufacturer
- Eli Lilly
- How it is taken
- Weekly injection
- FDA-approved for
- Type 2 diabetes, Heart risk
Mounjaro in short
Its half-life is about 5 days: after 5 d, half is gone, and about 3% remains after five half-lives (25 d).
In the 40-week SURPASS-1 trial of type 2 diabetes, 7.8 kg was lost, compared with 1 kg on placebo.
Monthly prices in US dollars include list prices and self-pay offers, each taken from the maker's price page.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, pricinginfo.lilly.com.