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What Compounded Actually Means Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not the same medications as their brand-name counterparts

The SURMOUNT-4 trial showed tirzepatide achieved up to 22.5% weight loss versus 16% for semaglutide at comparable 68-week endpoints, though outcomes overlap significantly depending on dose and individual factors

Embody GLP-1 reports an average loss of 1.5% of body weight per week at therapeutic doses, which works out to roughly 10 to 20 pounds over 12 weeks for a 200-pound patient

For type 2 diabetes management (as opposed to weight loss alone), semaglutide is also marketed as Ozempic at a maximum dose of 2.0 mg weekly