Mounjaro and Keto: Is It Safe? Label, Studies
Mounjaro and keto: what the label says, what doctors advise, and practical tips.
- Active ingredient
- tirzepatide
- Manufacturer
- Eli Lilly
- How it is taken
- Weekly injection
- FDA-approved for
- Type 2 diabetes, Heart risk
Mounjaro in short
Half-life about 5 days: after 5 d half is gone, and after five half-lives (25 d) about 3% is left.
In SURPASS-1, over 40 weeks with type 2 diabetes, 7.8 kg was lost against 1 kg on placebo.
Monthly prices in US dollars: the list price and self-pay offers, each taken from the maker's price page.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, pricinginfo.lilly.com.