Experimental Weight-Loss Drug Shows Surgery-Like Results in New Trial

Eli Lilly's tirzepatide helped people lose up to 50 pounds, the sort of weight loss results only consistently seen with bariatric surgery.

tirzepatide:of their body weight and achieved far greater weight loss on average than the placebo group. The findings, while preliminary, suggestprovided that patients can actually afford it.over 2,500 patients who were overweight or obese , and also had a condition possibly related to their weight, with the exception of diabetes. These patients were randomized to receive either a placebo or one of three different doses of tirzepatide, delivered weekly via an injection under the skin.

“The ability to lose 15%, 20%, or 25% of total body weight with medications is incredible, as these types of results have typically only been seen in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery,” Harris said in an email to Gizmodo.

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