A list of FDA approved GLP1s

A list of FDA approved GLP1 Receptor Agonists (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc), for easy reference.

A list of FDA approved GLP1s
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The world GLP1 Receptor Agonists is moving quickly. While most people are familiar with the popular variants of the drug – Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and others – many do not know all the options available.

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The List

The list of current FDA approved GLP1s

Trade name

Generic name

Population (indication)

Approval year

Byetta

exenatide

Type 2 diabetes

2005

Victoza

liraglutide

Type 2 diabetes

2010

Trulicity

dulaglutide

Type 2 diabetes

2014

Saxenda

liraglutide

Obesity/overweight

2014

Adlyxin

lixisenatide

Type 2 diabetes

2016

Xultophy

liraglutide + insulin degludec

Type 2 diabetes

2016

Soliqua

lixisenatide + insulin glargine

Type 2 diabetes

2016

Bydureon BCise

exenatide

Type 2 diabetes

2017

Ozempic

semaglutide

Type 2 diabetes

2017

Rybelsus

semaglutide

Type 2 diabetes

2019

Wegovy

semaglutide

Obesity/overweight

2021

Mounjaro

tirzepatide**

Type 2 diabetes

2022

Zepbound

tirzepatide**

Obesity/overweight

2023

Many drugs are still under development

An important part of enabling more people who want access to GLP1s is having more, new formulations that are effective on the market.

There are many new drugs under development that are not yet FDA approved but are worth keeping an eye on. Here are some we've covered in the past, created by large and small pharmaceutical companies:

Novo’s new GLP1: Amycretin
Novo has a new drug it’s working on -- Amycretin. Amycretin is a dual agonist, with the *new* agonist being Amylin. Read more about it here.
A new GLP1: Retatrutide
Is mimicking more hormones better? Let’s find out -- the new GLP1 drug Retatrutide is a *triple* receptor agonist
Viking Therapeutic’s new GLP1 produces oustanding results
At ObesityWeek 2024, Viking Therapeutic showed study results on their new drug VK2735 -- 8% body weight loss at 28 days, in the highest dose.

Source: The FDA

So where did we find this fairly comprehensive list? We were delighted to find a great listing of all the currently FDA-approved GLP1s on the market in a recent announcement by the FDA:

Update on FDA’s ongoing evaluation of GLP-1 RAs and Suicidality
Preliminary evaluation does not suggest a causal link

While the post itself contained great news – that GLP1s were not causatively linked to any distinct increases in anxiety/depression amongst users – we found the list to be particularly useful.