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Tirzepatide Tirzepatide, sold under the brand name (Mounjaro or Zepbound), accelerates weight loss by activating both GLP-1 and GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) pathways to help decrease appetite, regulate blood sugar, and delay gastric emptying so that you feel fuller longer
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A combination of compounds with very different half-lives would be more difficult to study at steady state