Tirzepatide (Zepbound) came out on top against semaglutide (Wegovy) for treating obesity in the head-to-head SURMOUNT-5 trial.

The first study to put two GLP-1 weight loss drugs head-to-head found Zepbound helped people lose more weight than Wegovy.

GLP-1 drug Zepbound leads to greater weight and waist loss than Wegovy in 72-week trial, say researchers at European Congress on Obesity comparing new-generation weight-loss drugs

The first clinical trial comparing semaglutide and tirzepatide, two popular, injectable weight-loss drugs, has been published, examining their ability to reduce weight and waist circumference. And one clearly comes out on top.

In the first head-to-head trial of its kind, people with obesity who took tirzepatide (sold under the brand names Mounjaro and Zepbound) lost more weight and inches from their waist than those who took semaglutide (Ozempic,

Wegovy and Ozempic are both semaglutide weight loss medications, but they’re prescribed differently based on who qualifies. Compare side effects here.