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dulaglutide vs semaglutide

Both dulaglutide and semaglutide are approved in the US, so the useful differences between them are which conditions each is approved for and what is still under study. dulaglutide has 66 trials on file here and semaglutide 405, which is a rough measure of how far each programme has been pushed.

A side-by-side of what the public record holds on each: regulatory status in the US and EU, how much trial work is running, and which conditions each is being studied in. No efficacy comparison: head-to-head claims belong to the trials that made them, not to us.

dulaglutidesemaglutide
Statusmarketedmarketed
TargetGLP-1GLP-1
RouteSCSC/oral
SponsorEli LillyNovo Nordisk
US brand namesTRULICITYOZEMPIC, RYBELSUS, WEGOVY, WEGOVY FLEXTOUCH, WEGOVY HD
First FDA approval2014-09-182017-12-05
EU authorisationTrulicityOzempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy
FDA actions on file2251
Active trials11203
Active phase 3572
Participants enrolled2,69494,274
Results scheduled476
Supply records03

Where they are being studied

Both: Cardiovascular disease; Chronic kidney disease; Diabetes (unspecified); Diabetic kidney disease; MASH / NAFLD; Obesity & overweight; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Substance use; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes

semaglutide only: Alcohol use disorder; Atrial fibrillation; Cancer; Heart failure; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Neurodegenerative disease; Obstructive sleep apnea; Prediabetes; Psychiatric conditions