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4 results

Comparative Gastrointestinal Safety of Dulaglutide, Semaglutide, and Tirzepatide in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.

Crisafulli S, Alkabbani W, Paik JM, Bykov K, Tavakkoli A, Glynn RJ, Htoo PT, Yu EW, Trifirò G, Wexler DJ, Patorno E

Annals of internal medicine4 Nov 2025Cited by 7 (Europe PMC)

Summary

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Results from this study4

4 results from studies that gave the peptide. 4 results from people.

  1. 01HumanObservational studySafety outcome

    In adults with type 2 diabetes, subcutaneous semaglutide had a similar risk of severe gastrointestinal events as dulaglutide.

    In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, semaglutide had a similar risk of serious stomach and gut problems as dulaglutide.

    Outcome
    No significant changeSevere gastrointestinal events composite, semaglutide versus dulaglutide
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Dulaglutide
    Analysis
    Primary
    Outcome group
    Gastrointestinal adverse events · Gastrointestinal
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated · subcutaneousAs given in this study (human).

    Measurements

    Hazard ratio
    0.96 ratio
    semaglutide versus dulaglutide

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The HR of gastrointestinal events was 0.96 (95% CI, 0.87 to 1.06) in the semaglutide versus dulaglutide cohort
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    New-user, active-comparator cohort study.
    Summary · context
    Adults with T2D initiating dulaglutide, subcutaneous semaglutide, and tirzepatide between 1 January 2019 and 30 August 2024 in 3 cohorts corresponding to 3 pairwise comparisons.
  2. 02HumanObservational studySafety outcome

    In adults with type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide had a similar risk of severe gastrointestinal events as dulaglutide.

    In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide had a similar risk of serious stomach and gut problems as dulaglutide.

    Outcome
    No significant changeSevere gastrointestinal events composite, tirzepatide versus dulaglutide
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Dulaglutide
    Analysis
    Primary
    Outcome group
    Gastrointestinal adverse events · Gastrointestinal
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Measurements

    Hazard ratio
    0.96 ratio
    tirzepatide versus dulaglutide

    Source sentences

    Summary
    0.96 (CI, 0.77 to 1.20) in the tirzepatide versus dulaglutide cohort
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    New-user, active-comparator cohort study.
    Summary · context
    Adults with T2D initiating dulaglutide, subcutaneous semaglutide, and tirzepatide between 1 January 2019 and 30 August 2024 in 3 cohorts corresponding to 3 pairwise comparisons.
  3. 03HumanObservational studySafety outcome

    In adults with type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide had a similar risk of severe gastrointestinal events as semaglutide.

    In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide had a similar risk of serious stomach and gut problems as semaglutide.

    Outcome
    No significant changeSevere gastrointestinal events composite, tirzepatide versus semaglutide
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Semaglutide
    Analysis
    Primary
    Outcome group
    Gastrointestinal adverse events · Gastrointestinal
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Measurements

    Hazard ratio
    1.07 ratio
    tirzepatide versus semaglutide

    Source sentences

    Summary
    and 1.07 (CI, 0.90 to 1.26) in the tirzepatide versus semaglutide cohort.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    New-user, active-comparator cohort study.
    Summary · context
    Adults with T2D initiating dulaglutide, subcutaneous semaglutide, and tirzepatide between 1 January 2019 and 30 August 2024 in 3 cohorts corresponding to 3 pairwise comparisons.
  4. 04HumanObservational studySafety outcome

    In adults with type 2 diabetes, subcutaneous semaglutide had a similar risk of severe gastrointestinal events as tirzepatide.

    In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, semaglutide had a similar risk of serious stomach and gut problems as tirzepatide.

    Outcome
    No significant changeSevere gastrointestinal events composite, semaglutide versus tirzepatide
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Tirzepatide
    Analysis
    Primary
    Outcome group
    Gastrointestinal adverse events · Gastrointestinal
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated · subcutaneousAs given in this study (human).

    Measurements

    Hazard ratio
    1.07 ratio
    tirzepatide versus semaglutide

    Source sentences

    Summary
    and 1.07 (CI, 0.90 to 1.26) in the tirzepatide versus semaglutide cohort.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    New-user, active-comparator cohort study.
    Summary · context
    Adults with T2D initiating dulaglutide, subcutaneous semaglutide, and tirzepatide between 1 January 2019 and 30 August 2024 in 3 cohorts corresponding to 3 pairwise comparisons.

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Version history

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  1. Version 3Current

    11 Oct 2026, 00:04 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 2

    9 Oct 2026, 03:07 UTC

    Study data updated · source update from Europe PMC

  3. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 03:06 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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