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A spokesperson for Eli Lilly, which manufactures tirzepatide and is not named in the suit, told Fierce Healthcare: "There are no human studieslet alone clinical trialsinvolving any oral tirzepatide product, meaning anyone selling oral tirzepatide is making unproven claims and experimenting on unsuspecting Americans." The named plaintiff, Darby Day, alleges he bought a one-month supply of the pills through MEDVi, a GLP-1-focused telehealth platform that appears to work with OpenLoop but is not named in the suit, for $279.99
Similarly, we studied 17,733 patients prescribed liraglutide who achieved a weight loss of at least five pounds while on the medication