Zepbound® is the brand name for the drug Tirzepatide when doctors prescribe it for weight loss. Zepbound® helps many people lose a dramatic amount of weight. It may also help reduce other health problems associated with excess weight.
Zepbound® is an injectable prescription medicine that may help adults with obesity, or with excess weight (overweight) who also have weight-related medical problems, lose weight and keep it off. Zepbound® should be used with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity.
No. Zepbound® is not a pill. It’s an injectable medication that patients need to use once a week. It comes in three doses: 5, 10 and 15 milligrams.
During clinical trials, study volunteers who used tirzepatide lost as much as 21% of their body weight.
The average weight loss for study subjects who did not have diabetes and used the largest dose of Zepbound® (15 milligrams, once a week) was 18%, according to the FDA.
People who have diabetes tend to lose less weight with these new drugs than those who don’t have diabetes. Another study found that people with diabetes who used Zepbound® lost an average of 12% of their body weight, FDA officials said.