Brand names such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have become part of the cultural conversation, each representing a variation of this powerful therapeutic approach
Shots generally offer higher bioavailability
A practitioner asking should I offer MIC? in 2026 is implicitly asking why would I, when I can prescribe a GLP-1? The honest answers are narrower than the marketing, but they are real: Patients who cannot or will not take a GLP-1
Obesity is an alarmingly common chronic weight gain disorder characterized by excessive fat deposition that often increases the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD)
DPP-4 Inhibitors: Drugs like sitagliptin and linagliptin are DPP-4 inhibitors
Unlike Mounjaro (tirzepatide), which works on two different hormone receptors, Wegovy works on just one (GLP-1)