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Eligibility and Approved Uses Tirzepatide has received approval for treating type 2 diabetes in the United States, Europe, Japan, and other countries
Relevant RCTs were systematically searched using related terms through multiple databases such as MEDLINE ( PubMed), Scopus, Cochrane Central Register, and ClinicalTrials.gov from their inception until June 20, 2024
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SURMOUNT-1: Tirzepatide for Obesity The SURMOUNT-1 trial (NEJM, 2022) studied tirzepatide weight loss in 2,539 adults with obesity (without diabetes) over 72 weeks: STEP 1: Semaglutide for Obesity The STEP 1 trial (NEJM, 2021) studied semaglutide 2.4mg in 1,961 adults with obesity (without diabetes) over 68 weeks: Cross-Trial Summary Comparing across trials (with the caveat that indirect comparison has limitations): tirzepatide 15mg produced about 6 percentage points more weight loss than semaglutide 2.4mg over similar timeframes
Tirzepatide Label Names Finally, Tirzepatide label names are the names that appear on the medication label