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. 2024 Aug 2;16(8):e65989. doi: 10.7759/cureus.65989

Table 1. FDA-approved GLP-1RAs.

* Excludes GLP-1RA/insulin combination drugs (i.e., Xultophy (liraglutide + insulin degludec) and Soliqua (lixisenatide + insulin glargine)) and drugs with fewer than 100 total cases (i.e., Adlyxin (lixisenatide))

** Dual gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor and GLP-1RA.

AE, adverse event; BID, twice a day; GLP-1RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; QD, once a day; QW, once a week

Generic name Brand name Indication FDA approval year Dosing Half-life (hours) Total AEs Mortality AEs Serious AEs
Exenatide Byetta Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2005 Injection; BID 2 48,898 1,571 (3.2%) 12,423 (25.4%)
Liraglutide Victoza Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2010 Injection; QD 13 30,076 1,016 (3.4%) 11,166 (37.1%)
Dulaglutide Trulicity Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2014 Injection; QW 120 65,038 942 (1.4%) 12,116 (18.6%)
Liraglutide Saxenda Obesity/overweight 2014 Injection; QD 13 5,496 62 (1.1%) 2,221 (40.4%)
Exenatide Bydureon (BCise) Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2017 Injection; QW 168-336 29,824 353 (1.2%) 4,890 (16.4%)
Semaglutide Ozempic Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2017 Injection; QW 168 20,587 252 (1.2%) 9,031 (43.9%)
Semaglutide Rybelsus Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2019 Oral; QD 168 3,310 66 (2.0%) 1,417 (42.8%)
Semaglutide Wegovy Obesity/overweight 2021 Injection; QW 168 4,129 34 (0.8%) 1,194 (28.9%)
Tirzepatide** Mounjaro Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2022 Injection; QW 120 30,283 110 (0.4%) 2,609 (8.6%)
Tirzepatide** Zepbound Obesity/overweight 2023 Injection; QW 120 1,560 0 (0.0%) 49 (3.1%)