Moving forward, the results of the phase 3 SURPASS clinical trial program demonstrated that tirzepatide was as effective and safe as other anti-diabetic agents, such as semaglutide and dulaglutide (SURPASS-2) (SURPASS J-mono), long-acting insulin analogs (degludec and glargine) (SURPASS-3,4), and placebo (SURPASS-1) (SURPASS-5), in managing T2DM diabetes [65,66,67,68,69]
It is not the subject of a USP or NF monograph, is not a component of any FDA-approved drug product, and does not appear on the 503A bulk drug substance list for compounding pharmacies
Across trials, 30% to 80% of patients achieve hemoglobin A1c targets below 7%, with semaglutide often producing the greatest reductions
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