Is Dulaglutide legal in the US?
Yes, FDA approved for type 2 diabetes and lowering heart risk in people with diabetes.
Approved. Dulaglutide is sold as Trulicity (Eli Lilly), approved by the FDA in 2014 as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes in adults and, since 2022, in children aged 10 and older, and to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes who have cardiovascular disease or multiple risk factors. It is not approved for weight loss. 1
Yes. Trulicity has been approved since 2014 for type 2 diabetes. Since 2020 it is also approved to reduce major cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes. The use in children from age 10 was added in 2022. 1
No. Trial participants lost a few kilograms on average. But dulaglutide has no obesity approval. No large trial has tested it in people without diabetes. Semaglutide, liraglutide and tirzepatide have their own obesity approvals. Dulaglutide does not. 12
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Citations
- FDA 2026: Trulicity (dulaglutide) prescribing information accessdata.fda.gov
- Nauck 2014, Diabetes Care: dulaglutide versus sitagliptin after 52 weeks (AWARD-5) doi.org
- Gerstein 2019, Lancet: dulaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes (REWIND) doi.org
- Adly 2026, Diabetologia: dulaglutide versus insulin in adolescents with thalassaemia-induced diabetes (DIADEMA) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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