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Zepbound in Canada: CAD Price, Savings Card

Zepbound canada: the realistic routes to a prescription and a pharmacy, and how they compare.

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

How long it stays in your body
100%50%25%0%05.5 d11 d16.5 d22 d27.5 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

The half-life is 5 to 6 days: at 5.5 d half has cleared, and once five half-lives have passed (27.5 d) about 3% is left.

How much weight came off in the main trial
SURMOUNT-1: 5 mg weekly15%SURMOUNT-1: 10 mg weekly19.5%SURMOUNT-1: 15 mg weekly20.9%Placebo3.1%

In SURMOUNT-1 over 72 weeks, people lost 20.9% of body weight, compared with 3.1% on placebo.

Cost as time goes by
202420252026$1,086.37$0List priceSelf-pay

Prices by month in US dollars: the list price and the self-pay offers, each taken from the maker's price page.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), Eli Lilly 1 2, cnbc.com.