Tirzepatide Pill: Is There One
Tirzepatide pill: which forms exist, which are FDA approved, and how they differ.
- Active ingredient
- tirzepatide
- Manufacturer
- Eli Lilly
Zepbound, in brief
Its half-life runs 5 to 6 days: by 5.5 d half is gone, and five half-lives (27.5 d) leave about 3% behind.
In SURMOUNT-1 over 72 weeks, 20.9% of body weight was lost, against 3.1% on placebo.
Monthly price points in US dollars cover the list price and self-pay offers, each taken from the maker's price page.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), Eli Lilly 1 2, cnbc.com.