"Faster-acting drugs have a higher abuse potential," she went on
Safety really comes down to proper dosing and patient selection by a licensed provider. A 2025 review that assessed the safety profiles of both drugs found that the most common adverse effects are the same for both tirzepatide and semaglutide, namely, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
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According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology (AACE/ACE) Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines, weight loss medications should be considered as an adjunct to lifestyle therapy in all patients with T2DM as needed for weight loss sufficient to improve glycemic control, lipids, and blood pressure
If someone who was previously using a 10 mg/mL vial switches to 20 mg/mL and draws the same 40 units out of habit, they would inject double their intended dose