Who is it for: Zepbound (tirzepatide) is recommended for pre-, peri- and post-menopausal women who qualify for weight loss treatments and would benefit from a holistic platform with 24/7 access to physicians and a supportive community of experts and other women in this life stage
By comparison, people taking a placebo lost only 2.6% of their body weight on average
For example, in the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial, patients randomized to receive empagliflozin experienced a significant reduction in cardiovascular death, all-cause mortality, and hospitalization for heart failure compared to placebo despite only modest differences in HbA1c between groups [22]
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At the same time, a 2024 systematic review concluded that there is limited and insufficient high-quality evidence to determine the optimal timing of arthroplasty after bariatric surgery (de Ree et al., 2024)