What is a GLP-1 maintenance dose?
A maintenance dose is the dose you stay on after titration, often the top labelled dose or the highest one you tolerate. Some people step down after reaching goal weight; that practice has thin trial data.
Labelled maintenance doses
Wegovy's labelled maintenance dose is 2.4 mg a week (1.7 mg if 2.4 mg is not tolerated). Zepbound's maintenance doses are 5, 10 or 15 mg a week.
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What it means for the price
Most of what you pay over a year is paid at the maintenance dose, so compare programs at that dose, not at the starter price.
Questions
What is the maintenance dose of Zepbound?
The label lists 5 mg, 10 mg or 15 mg once a week.
What is the maintenance dose of Wegovy?
2.4 mg once a week on the pen label, or 1.7 mg if 2.4 mg is not tolerated.
Sources
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