Comparisons
How GLP-1 medications differ, and what to know when your prescriber switches you.
- Ozempic vs WegovyOzempic and Wegovy both contain semaglutide. Compare their approved uses, dose schedules, maximum doses and the Wegovy pill, based on FDA labeling.
- Semaglutide vs TirzepatideSemaglutide vs tirzepatide — one hormone target or two, the brands behind each, and what the SURPASS-2 and SURMOUNT-5 head-to-head trials found.
- Mounjaro vs OzempicMounjaro vs Ozempic for type 2 diabetes — what each is approved for, how the dose steps and pens differ, and what the SURPASS-2 head-to-head trial found for HbA1c.
- Wegovy vs ZepboundWegovy vs Zepbound for weight management — how their approvals, dose schedules, pens, vials and tablets differ, and what the SURMOUNT-5 head-to-head trial found.
- Foundayo vs ZepboundFoundayo vs Zepbound — how Lilly's daily orforglipron pill and weekly tirzepatide shot differ in approvals, routine, storage, side effects and label trial results.
- Foundayo vs TirzepatideFoundayo (orforglipron) vs tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) — how the molecules work, trial results with type 2 diabetes, and what ATTAIN-MAINTAIN found.
- Switching Zepbound to WegovyWhy people move from Zepbound to Wegovy, what both labels say about starting and stepping up, why your prescriber plans the switch, and what to log during it.
- Switching Ozempic to MounjaroMoving from Ozempic to Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes? What both labels say about starting doses, why your prescriber plans the change, and what to log through it.
- Semaglutide to TirzepatideSwitching from semaglutide to tirzepatide? Why there's no dose conversion, what the labels say about restarting, the routine changes, and what to track.
