TABLE 2.

Votes on Other Benefits and Contextual Considerations for Tirzepatide

When making judgments of overall long-term value for money, what is the relative priority that should be given to any effective treatment for T2DM on the basis of the following contextual considerations?
Contextual consideration	Very low priority	Low priority	Average priority	High priority	Very high priority
Acuity of need for treatment of individual patients based on short-term risk of death or progression to permanent disability	2	2	7	1	1
Magnitude of the lifetime impact on individual patients of the condition being treated	0	0	3	6	4
What are the relative effects of tirzepatide added to background therapy vs injectable semaglutide (Ozempic) added to background therapy on the following outcomes that inform judgment of the overall long-term value for money of tirzepatide?
Potential other benefit or disadvantage	Major negative effect	Minor negative effect	No difference	Minor positive effect	Major positive effect
Patients’ ability to achieve major life goals related to education, work, or family life	0	0	7	6	0
Caregivers’ quality of life and/or ability to achieve major life goals related to education, work, or family life	0	0	9	4	0
Society’s goal of reducing health inequities	0	0	13	0	0