McKnight’s Senior Living November 9, 2023
(HealthDay News) — A second injectable diabetes drug has been approved for weight loss in overweight and obese adults, the US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. The weight-loss drug Zepbound contains the same active ingredient, tirzepatide, as the diabetes drug Mounjaro.
Zepbound works by activating hormone receptors in the body to reduce appetite and food intake, the agency said. The drug is administered by injection once weekly.
The FDA approved the drug based on two 72-week clinical trials involving more than 2,500 patients who received varying doses of Zepbound and nearly 1,000 patients who got weekly placebo injections. Patients who got Zepbound at all three dose levels experienced a significant drop in weight compared with those in the placebo...
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