A dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
On June 26, 2025, a meeting of the expert working group was held in Moscow. The discussion focused on the personalized approach of tirzepatide («Tirzetta®») and semaglutide («Velgia Eco®») in patients with excess body weight, obesity, and type 2 diab…
BACKGROUND: Recent trends in use of tirzepatide, a dual glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonist (RA), versus other glucose-lowering medications (GLMs) and weight-lowering medications (WLMs) re…
This systematic review evaluates the long-term efficacy and safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the management of obesity, focusing on data from high-quality randomized controlled trials published between 2018 and 2025. This review synthesizes findi…
PURPOSE: This study aims to investigate the possible impacts of fasting on physical activity and weight loss in adult users of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, specifically semaglutide and tirzepatide, using qualitative methods to gain in-de…
OBJECTIVE: Previous experiments have demonstrated that BGM0504, a GLP-1R/GIPR dual agonist drug by molecular dynamics-guided optimization, had enhanced agonistic activity compared to tirzepatide. This study aims to investigate its safety, tolerabilit…
OBJECTIVES: Dual glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonists (GLP1RA and GIPRA, respectively) synergise to reduce body weight. Though this synergy depends on receptors within the brain, where an…
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), the progressive inflammatory form of MASLD, is now a leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Driven by obesity and type 2 diabetes, MASH significantly increases the risk of cirrhosis,…
Pharmacotherapy is part of a comprehensive guideline-conform treatment concept for people with obesity. The foundation of obesity treatment is initially a conservative multimodal basic treatment and consists of a low-energy diet, increased physical a…
The rapid and widespread clinical adoption of highly effective incretin-mimetic drugs (IMDs), particularly semaglutide and tirzepatide, for the treatment of obesity has outpaced the updating of clinical practice guidelines. Consequently, many patient…
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a debilitating neurologic condition marked by elevated intracranial pressure (ICP), typically affecting obese women of reproductive age. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs),…
AIMS: This article aims to summarize the role of compounded incretin mimetics in clinical practice and in the context of drug shortages. METHODS: The Endocrine and Metabolism Practice and Research Network, a focused group of the American College of C…
AIMS: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of liraglutide, semaglutide, tirzepatide, benaglutide, and lifestyle management for the treatment of obesity from the perspective of the Chinese healthcare system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study gathered cl…
Semaglutide and tirzepatide represent new treatment modalities for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity, expanding the range of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor analog while tirzepatide is a du…
BACKGROUND: This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the relation between tirzepatide exposure and the risk of adverse cardiovascular or renal events in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or obesity. METHODS: A comprehensive search was con…
PURPOSE: Large telehealth companies and smaller aesthetic medicine providers used compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide to meet consumer demand for these drugs during their shortages. In this study, we estimate the documentation rate of compounded f…
PURPOSE: To report historical patterns of pharmaceutical expenditures, to identify factors that may influence future spending, and to predict growth in drug spending in 2025 in the United States, with a focus on the nonfederal hospital and clinic sec…