Mounjaro

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Mounjaro is a prescription medication (tirzepatide) used primarily to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes and increasingly known for its weight-loss effects.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mounjaro canonical 4
tirzepatide 2
weight-loss and diabetes drug Mounjaro 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf GIP receptor agonist ⓘ
GLP-1 receptor agonist ⓘ
antidiabetic drug ⓘ
brand name drug ⓘ
prescription medication ⓘ
administeredBy subcutaneous injection in abdomen ⓘ
subcutaneous injection in thigh ⓘ
subcutaneous injection in upper arm ⓘ
affects glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor ⓘ
glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor ⓘ
approvalYear 2022 ⓘ
approvedBy U.S. Food and Drug Administration ⓘ
approvedFor adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus ⓘ
boxedWarning risk of thyroid C-cell tumors observed in rodents ⓘ
commonAdverseEffect constipation ⓘ
decreased appetite ⓘ
diarrhea ⓘ
nausea ⓘ
vomiting ⓘ
contraindicatedIn patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 ⓘ
patients with personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma ⓘ
developedBy Eli Lilly and Company ⓘ
dosageForm solution for injection in prefilled pen ⓘ
dosingFrequency once weekly ⓘ
effect promotes weight loss in many patients with type 2 diabetes ⓘ
reduces HbA1c ⓘ
hasActiveIngredient tirzepatide ⓘ
linked to: Mounjaro
hasGenericName tirzepatide ⓘ
hasHigherStrength 10 mg once weekly ⓘ
12.5 mg once weekly ⓘ
15 mg once weekly ⓘ
5 mg once weekly ⓘ
7.5 mg once weekly ⓘ
hasPharmacologicalClass dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist ⓘ
hasRouteOfAdministration subcutaneous injection ⓘ
indicatedFor type 2 diabetes mellitus ⓘ
mechanismOfAction enhances insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner ⓘ
reduces appetite ⓘ
reduces glucagon secretion ⓘ
slows gastric emptying ⓘ
notIndicatedFor diabetic ketoacidosis ⓘ
type 1 diabetes mellitus ⓘ
regulates blood glucose levels ⓘ
seriousAdverseEffect acute kidney injury ⓘ
gallbladder disease ⓘ
pancreatitis ⓘ
startingDose 2.5 mg once weekly ⓘ
usedFor improving glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes ⓘ
weight loss ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LLY → issuerNotableProduct → weight-loss and diabetes drug Mounjaro ⓘ
linked to: Mounjaro
Zepbound → activeIngredient → tirzepatide ⓘ
linked to: Mounjaro
Zepbound → relatedDrug → Mounjaro ⓘ
Mounjaro → hasActiveIngredient → tirzepatide ⓘ
linked to: Mounjaro
Eli Lilly and Company → notableProduct → Mounjaro ⓘ