Tirzepatide acts on two of your gut hormones rather than one. Alongside GLP-1, the signal most weight loss injections use, it also acts on GIP. Working both at once appears to do more than either alone, which is the reason it is the newer option and the reason the trial results look the way they do.
Like semaglutide it is a single weekly injection you can give yourself, or that a Registered Nurse can give you here at no extra cost. It climbs through more steps than semaglutide does, from a small starting dose up to a considerably higher ceiling, and each step is a decision rather than a schedule.
It is prescribed here inside a physician-supervised program after a provider reviews your health history. Being the newer molecule does not automatically make it the right one for you.