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54Gallbladder events, injection-site reactions and a small resting heart-rate increase are all reported. The label carries the class contraindication in personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma. Hypoglycaemia is uncommon in monotherapy and becomes relevant when the drug is combined with insulin or a sulfonylurea, in which case the background agent is usually reduced.54Gallbladder events, injection-site reactions and a small resting heart-rate increase are all reported. The label carries the class contraindication in personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma. Hypoglycaemia is uncommon in monotherapy and becomes relevant when the drug is combined with insulin or a sulfonylurea, in which case the background agent is usually reduced.
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+56The five-step escalation from 2.5 mg with four weeks at each step exists for tolerability rather than efficacy, and compressing it predictably increases gastrointestinal events. See [[Dose escalation schedule]].
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56== References ==58== References ==
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66* [[Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide]]68* [[Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide]]
67* [[SURMOUNT trial programme]]69* [[SURMOUNT trial programme]]
+70* [[SURPASS trial programme]]
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69{{DEFAULTSORT:Tirzepatide}}72{{DEFAULTSORT:Tirzepatide}}