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The gastrointestinal symptoms patients experience reflect the drugs' intended pharmacological effects on gut hormone signaling rather than cellular transformation or malignant changes

Its active ingredient is semaglutide the same molecule found in Wegovy (FDA-approved for chronic weight management) and Rybelsus (oral daily tablet for diabetes)

Adults using semaglutide lost an average of 14.9% of their body weight over 68 weeks, compared to just 2.4% with placebo

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The SURMOUNT-1 trial demonstrated 20.9% mean body weight reduction at 72 weeks on tirzepatide 15mg versus 14.9% on semaglutide 2.4mg in STEP-1 the dual mechanism produces slightly greater weight loss in clinical trials