However, given the associated risks of cardiovascular disease and various cancers, the benefits of these medications, such as better glycemic control, weight loss and improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors as well as other obesity complications, appear to outweigh the risks for most adults with obesity [143, 153]
Vision changes: Sudden changes in your vision should be treated as a medical emergency and evaluated immediately
The most common side effects were nausea, constipation, and diarrhea , and they were generally mild to moderate in severity
In the second trial, SURPASS-2, tirzepatide administered at doses of 5 mg, 10 mg, or 15 mg showed superior efficacy compared to semaglutide (1 mg) in reducing body weight and HbA1c levels over 40 weeks in patients with T2DM inadequately controlled with metformin [66]