Mounjaro KwikPen: Strengths, Price and How It Differs
Mounjaro kwikpen: which forms exist, which are FDA approved, and how they differ.
- Active ingredient
- tirzepatide
- Manufacturer
- Eli Lilly
- How it is taken
- Weekly injection
- FDA-approved for
- Type 2 diabetes, Heart risk
The basics on Mounjaro
Its half-life is about 5 days: after 5 d, half is gone, and about 3% remains after five half-lives (25 d).
In SURPASS-1, people with type 2 diabetes lost 7.8 kg over 40 weeks, compared with 1 kg on placebo.
Price points each month are listed in US dollars, covering the list price and self-pay offers, with each taken from the maker's price page.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, pricinginfo.lilly.com.