00:00:12 Narrator On this episode, associate editor and clinical pharmacist, Vicki Danaher, shares practical guidance on how Orforglopron, the second oral GLP-1 agonist for weight loss, stacks up against oral semaglutide in terms of dosing, efficacy, safety, cost, and more in an excerpt from our popular Pharmacy Essential Updates webinar series
This gives it a half-life long enough to support once-weekly dosing, a major practical advantage over earlier amylin-based therapies like pramlintide, which required multiple daily injections
Tirzepatide does not list sleepiness as a main side effect
note that tirzepatide is also available as Mounjaro, which holds a separate MHRA authorisation for the treatment of type 2 diabetes these are distinct licensed indications and should not be confused [14] [15] These medicines are supported by robust clinical trial data, have established safety profiles, and are prescribed within regulated frameworks with appropriate monitoring
I felt a huge difference especially the mornings I took the shot