For small doses (5-10 units), the liquid volume will be very small, barely visible in the syringe
The SURMOUNT-1 trial (Jastreboff et al., NEJM , 2022) showed tirzepatide at 15 mg produced average weight loss exceeding 22% of body weight
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Anti-glycation effects
This is particularly true when the drug is used outside its normal purpose of diabetes management, such as for weight loss