Therefore, neither of its formulations is available over the counter
Lilly, the manufacturer of Zepbound, offers a self-pay option that allows patients to purchase the medication directly from Lilly Direct at a discount
Priya Jaisinghani , an endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist at NYU Langone Health, discussed the effectiveness of the two formulations during an Endocrine Society webinar about GLP-1 pills in December 2025
Taketa T, Xiao L, Suzuki A, Blum MA, Sudo K, Lee JH, Weston B, Bhutani MS, Lin SH, Wadhwa R, Swisher S, Hofstetter WL , Ajani JA
Your provider can sequence antibiotic timing, adjust doses if needed, and watch for unexpected side effects
On post hoc analyses, we further evaluated the comparative effectiveness of semaglutide versus dulaglutide in the expanded population to contextualize whether a reduction in the primary endpoint, relative to the comparisons including tirzepatide, was similar or greater