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#Incretin mimetics

GLP-1, GIP, glucagon receptor agonists.

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Tirzepatide: 10-year CVD risk in SURMOUNT-1

Post-hoc SURMOUNT-1 analysis: tirzepatide 15 mg cut predicted 10-year CVD risk by 1.92 pp at 72 weeks, widening to a 5.15 pp gap over placebo at three years.

10 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Oral GLP-1 drugs for obesity, no diabetes

A 2026 network meta-analysis of nine trials ranks oral semaglutide and orforglipron as top performers for weight loss in adults with obesity without diabetes.

8 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Zepbound versus obesity pills

Zepbound still has strong direct trial evidence as oral obesity medicines add useful, but not automatically superior, options.

8 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Tirzepatide and heart events: BMJ study

A 2026 BMJ cohort linked tirzepatide to fewer cardiovascular events than sitagliptin, but the result remains observational.

7 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Tirzepatide for sleep apnea

Tirzepatide reduced sleep-apnea severity in adults with obesity, but the evidence does not make it a universal substitute for CPAP.

7 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Tirzepatide vials: what the label says

Mounjaro and Zepbound use single-dose vials. Pooling drug between vials is not described in either label. Here is what the prescribing information says.

6 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Lilly and Resilience: $750M GLP-1 capacity

Eli Lilly and contract manufacturer Resilience announced a $750M Cincinnati expansion adding 400 jobs to GLP-1 injectable production. What it means for supply.

4 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Peptide blood tests before and after

What a before and after blood panel can show around retatrutide, hCG or Semax, what it cannot, and why interpretation belongs with a clinician.

3 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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GLP-1 and GIP: a short incretin history

Incretins went from a failed 1906 diabetes experiment to GLP-1 and GIP drugs. Here are the dates, the discoveries, and where the evidence thins out.

2 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Tirzepatide and a rash: one case report

A 2026 JAAD case report links a year of tirzepatide to a widespread rash that cleared when the drug stopped. One patient is not a risk rate.

2 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Why weight loss stalls on tirzepatide

A weight loss plateau is the expected shape of the tirzepatide curve, not a failure. Here is what the trials show and where retatrutide really stands.

2 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Japan tirzepatide dispensing and dose mix

Japan's claims data show 86.2% of tirzepatide kits dispensed outside medical institutions, with higher strengths nearly doubling their share in ten months.

1 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read