FDA-approved Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss/obesity
Heres what the science says: In clinical trials of tirzepatide, about 25% of the total weight lost came from lean mass, which includes muscle, organs, bones, and body fluids
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It acts as both a GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist
That approval status is a hard regulatory fact, and it is the single biggest reason a CagriSema-versus-tirzepatide comparison is not a comparison of equals: one product has cleared a full regulatory efficacy-and-safety review, and the other has not yet
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