Zepbound Foods to Avoid (and Why They Trigger Nausea and Reflux)
Zepbound foods to avoid: what to eat, what to limit, and why it matters on a GLP-1 medicine.
- Active ingredient
- tirzepatide
- Manufacturer
- Eli Lilly
- How it is taken
- Weekly injection (pen or vial)
- FDA-approved for
- Weight loss, Sleep apnea
Zepbound in short
Its half-life is 5 to 6 days: by 5.5 d half is gone, and about 3% is left at five half-lives, or 27.5 d.
In SURMOUNT-1 over 72 weeks, 20.9% of body weight compared with 3.1% on placebo.
In US dollars, monthly prices cover the list price and self-pay offers, and each figure comes from the maker's price page.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), Eli Lilly 1 2, cnbc.com.