Patients with higher BMI may need a higher dose to achieve the desired skin brightness
However, the participants in the STEP study were severely overweight with an average BMI of 37~38kg/, and the clinical trial was conducted according to overall Western obesity standards
Abstract Tirzepatide, a dual agonist for glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors, has shown robust efficacy in treating diabetes and obesity, and in obese patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), it reduced weight, lowered blood pressure, and improved outcomes
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However, this was largely dominated by tirzepatideanother weight-loss and diabetes drug from the American innovator Eli Lilly