first dose of retatrutide VisualAbstract: reduces body weight by 17.5% in patients with obesity Retatrutide Starting Dose: Full Dosing

Retatrutide has become a major focus in modern metabolic and obesity research

Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly Semaglutide 20 mg Versus 10 mg in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN FORTE): A Double-Blind, Randomised, Phase 3B Trial

For comparison, a major clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found adults taking semaglutide -- the active ingredient in Wegovy -- lost an average of 14.9% of their body weight over 68 weeks

For a product that claims to deliver pharmaceutical compounds through your skin, the absence of basic business transparency is alarming

Ozempic is generally well-tolerated, with the most common side effects being gastrointestinal, including nausea, diarrhoea, and vomiting

But it does not match the numbers that retatrutide puts up as a monotherapy