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Approved prescription productsMetabolic / GIP + GLP-1

Tirzepatide

Also indexed as Mounjaro · Zepbound · LY3298176 · GIP / GLP-1 receptor agonist

Tirzepatide is a single peptide designed to activate both GIP and GLP-1 receptors. Lilly studied it as LY3298176 before approvals created separate product and label contexts.

Last reviewed 2026-09-07 · education only

MAPA EM LINGUAGEM SIMPLES

O que aparece na literatura

It engages GIP and GLP-1 receptors, two incretin pathways involved in glucose regulation and appetite biology. The dual-receptor description explains the molecule; it does not imply that every marketplace name is the same product.

THE PAPER TRAIL

History & development

  1. 2018

    A phase 2 randomized trial published the early clinical study of LY3298176, the dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist later named tirzepatide.

    Source: The Lancet phase 2 trial ↗

  2. 2022

    The FDA approved Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for its labeled type 2 diabetes indication.

    Source: DailyMed: Mounjaro label ↗

  3. 2023

    The FDA approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) as a separate product with a chronic weight-management label.

    Source: DailyMed: Zepbound label ↗

NAME CHECK

Approved brands & pathway

Mounjaro

United States

FDA-approved prescription product

Tirzepatide product with a type 2 diabetes label; read the current label.

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Zepbound

United States

FDA-approved prescription product

Tirzepatide product with an obesity-related label; read the current label.

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ENTRADAS VINCULADAS

Entradas de evidência

Obesity

Tema: Obesity · GLP-1/GIP · Categoria: Obesity

Grau A

Tirzepatide

O que a fonte sustenta

Randomized phase 3 weight-loss research

SURMOUNT-1 reported weight outcomes for a defined phase 3 population with obesity or overweight and no diabetes.

Limite: This was not a head-to-head comparison in the cited trial; read population, dose and follow-up before generalizing.

Fonte: SURMOUNT-1 · PubMed Ler fonte ↗

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Diabetes

Tema: Diabetes · cardiovascular outcomes · Categoria: Diabetes

Grau B

Tirzepatide

O que a fonte sustenta

Diabetes cardiovascular safety evidence

SURPASS-4 compared tirzepatide with insulin glargine in adults with type 2 diabetes at increased cardiovascular risk and reported clinical outcomes during follow-up.

Limite: The study was not designed as a definitive superiority cardiovascular-outcomes trial; association is not a personal treatment recommendation.

Fonte: SURPASS-4 · The Lancet Ler fonte ↗

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EVIDENCE AT A GLANCE

Grade mix in this atlas

Grades describe the cited record for a narrow question. They do not score a marketplace material or make a health decision.

MARGIN NOTES

Naming curiosities & useful distinctions

  • LY3298176 is the development code; tirzepatide is the generic name; Mounjaro and Zepbound are product names.
  • The GIP/GLP-1 shorthand describes receptor activity, not a blend of two separate drugs.

A dual agonist

Lilly's comparison page distinguishes tirzepatide from retatrutide by receptor profile: two incretin-related receptors versus three hormone receptors for retatrutide.

Eli Lilly medical information ↗

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