In patients without diabetes, tirzepatide provided an additional 3.6% weight loss compared to semaglutide, while in patients with diabetes, the percentage change in body weight was not statistically different between the two groups
Switching from Wegovy tablets to Wegovy injection Patients may switch from Wegovy 25 mg tablets to Wegovy injection The day after discontinuing Wegovy tablets 25 mg once daily, initiate Wegovy 2.4 mg subcutaneous injection once weekly
The "microdoses" being sold online (often 0.05 to 0.15 mg per week from compounding pharmacies) sit well below anything that's ever been studied in a randomized trial
The GLPs share the same underlying mechanism of action, but they differ in terms of formulations, administration, injection devices and dosages
The well-known New York dermatologist Dr Marisa Garshick (Weill Cornell Medicine) sums it up: the loss is diffuse, you notice it from all over