Orforglipron
Tested in peopleIt has been tested in people, but it is not an approved medicine. The studies are usually small.
Also called LY3502970
A once-a-day pill being tested in large human studies for weight loss and type 2 diabetes.
The basics
- What is it?
- Orforglipron is a small molecule that acts on the same receptor as GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, but it can be swallowed instead of injected. It has been through late-stage human trials.
Can a doctor prescribe this?
No. Pharmacies are not on record as being allowed to make this into a medicine.
The FDA has not approved this as a medicine.
Not FDA approved and not on the U.S. compounding list. A doctor cannot prescribe it.
Official status: Not on the 503A bulks list. Checked 2026-08-04.
Lab suppliers we list: 3
Doses used in research
Taken word for word from the studies and trials listed on this page. This is not a recommendation and not a dose for anyone to take.
In human trials
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by mouth · once daily
A Study to Compare Tablets and Capsules of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Healthy Participants Who Are Obese or OverweightPHASE1 · NCT06440980
“Doses were administered as follows: * Period 1: 1 mg (Capsule) * Period 2: Dose Level 2 (Tablet) * Period 3: Dose Level 1 (Tablet) * Period 4: Dose Level 3 (Tablet) * Period 5: 3 mg (Capsule) * Period 6: Dose Level 5 (Tablet) * Period 7: Dose Level 4 (Tablet) * Period 8: Dose Level 6 (Tablet) * Period 9: 6 mg (Capsule) * Period 10: Dose Level 8 (Tablet) * Period 11: Dose Level 7 (Tablet) * Period 12: Dose Level 9 (Tablet).”
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by mouth
Switching to Oral Weight Management Pharmacotherapy to Prevent Weight Regain After GLP-1 Therapy DiscontinuationPHASE4 · NCT07729332
“Phentermine 8 mg or 37.5 mg tablet.”
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by mouth · once daily
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Adult Participants With Type 2 Diabetes and Inadequate Glycemic Control With Diet and Exercise AlonePHASE3 · NCT05971940
“3 mg Orforglipron.”
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by mouth · single dose
A Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) With Quinidine in Healthy ParticipantsPHASE1 · NCT06704763
“* Day 1: single dose of 1 mg orforglipron.”
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by mouth · once daily · for 12 weeks
A Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Healthy Overweight and Obese ParticipantsPHASE1 · NCT06186622
“Participants received single oral doses as follows:Day 1: 20 milligram(mg) simvastatin; Day 2: 0.25 mg digoxin; Day 7:20 mg simvastatin + 600 mg sodium bicarbonate; Day 8: 20 mg rosuvastatin; Day 10: 1000 mg acetaminophen; Day 12: 0.2 mg midazolam;Day 14: 1 mg Orforglipron, followed by 1000 mg acetaminophen administered 2 hours (±10 minutes) later (staggered); Day 15: 1 mg Orforglipron; Days 16-97: Orforglipron administered once daily with dose escalation every 14 days:1 mg (Days 16-27), 3 mg (Days 28-41),6 mg (Days 42-55),12 mg (Days 56-69),24 mg (Days 70-83),36 mg (Days 84-97).”
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by mouth · twice daily
A Drug-Drug Interaction (DDI) Study of Orforglipron With Carbamazepine in Healthy ParticipantsPHASE1 · NCT06370728
“Participants received study intervention through oral administration as follows: * Day 1: 1 milligram (mg) orforglipron capsule alone * Days 6 to 8: Twice daily (BID) doses of 100 mg carbamazepine tablets * Days 9 to 11: BID doses of 200 mg carbamazepine tablets * Days 12 to 14: BID doses of 300 mg carbamazepine tablets * Day 15: 1 mg orforglipron capsule co-administered with BID doses of 300 mg carbamazepine tablets * Days 16 to 18: BID doses of 300 mg carbamazepine tablets”
2.5 mg
PATHS-T2D: A Recall-by-Genotype Study of Physiologic and Pharmacologic ResponsesPHASE4 · NCT07739537
“MMTT after 12 doses of orforglipron 2.5 mg.”
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by mouth · every 4 weeks · for 52 weeks
A Long-term Safety Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Type 2 DiabetesPHASE3 · NCT06010004
“3 mg Orforglipron.”
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by mouth · every 4 weeks
A Study of Once-Daily Oral Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Japanese Adult Participants With Obesity DiseasePHASE3 · NCT05931380
“Treatment was initiated with placebo corresponding to 1 mg equivalent to Orforglipron, with dose escalation every 4 weeks to maintain blinding, and was continued through Week 72, unless dose interruption or modification was required.”
- Orforglipron Added to Titrated Insulin Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes: The ACHIEVE-5 Randomized Clinical Trial.
Study in people
JAMA · 2026
- Orforglipron for the treatment of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity or overweight: Study design and baseline characteristics of ATTAIN-OSA, a phase 3 trial.
Study in people
Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2026
- Orforglipron compared with dapagliflozin in adults with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycaemic control with metformin (ACHIEVE-2): a multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority, open-label, phase 3 trial.
Study in people
Lancet (London, England) · 2026
- Pharmacokinetic Bioequivalence of Orforglipron Tablets and Capsules in Healthy Participants With Obesity or Overweight.
Study in people
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026
- Orforglipron for maintenance of body weight reduction: the double-blind, randomized phase 3b ATTAIN-MAINTAIN trial.
Study in people
Nature medicine · 2026
- Efficacy and safety of once-daily oral orforglipron compared with oral semaglutide in adults with type 2 diabetes (ACHIEVE-3): a multinational, multicentre, non-inferiority, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial.
Study in people
Lancet (London, England) · 2026
- A phase 1 single and multiple ascending dose study of orforglipron in Japanese participants with type 2 diabetes.
Study in people
Journal of diabetes investigation · 2026
- Effect of Food Consumption on the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Once-Daily Orally Administered Orforglipron (LY3502970), a Non-peptide GLP-1 Receptor Agonist.
Study in people
Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2024
- Orforglipron (LY3502970), a novel, oral non-peptide glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist: A Phase 1b, multicentre, blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized, multiple-ascending-dose study in people with type 2 diabetes.
Study in people
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2023
- Orforglipron alleviates aortic aneurysm and dissection via inhibiting WNT5A noncanonical signaling.
Animal study, rats or mice
Biochemical pharmacology · 2026
- Generation and characterisation of a humanised GLP-1 receptor mouse model for translational drug development.
Animal study, rats or mice
EBioMedicine · 2026
- Discovery of Small-Molecule GLP‑1 Receptor Agonists with Improved Oral Pharmacokinetics Based on Orforglipron.
Animal study, rats or mice
ACS medicinal chemistry letters · 2026
- Orforglipron, a Small-Molecule Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1RA), Has Neuroprotective and Anti-Inflammatory Effects.
Lab dish study
Cells · 2026
- Orforglipron: A Comprehensive Review of an Oral Small-Molecule GLP-1 Receptor Agonist for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
- Orforglipron: First Approval.
Drugs · 2026
- Hepatic Safety of Orforglipron in Adults With Obesity or Overweight and/or Type 2 Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis of the Orforglipron Phase 3 Clinical Trials.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026
- Clinical Characterization of Enzyme and Transporter Precipitants to Evaluate Drug-Drug Interactions for Orforglipron, a Small Molecule Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026
- Mazdutide and Orforglipron-New Evidence in Obesity and Diabetes.
JAMA · 2026
- Orforglipron Added to Titrated Insulin Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes: Research Summary.
JAMA · 2026
- Oral Semaglutide 25 mg Versus Orforglipron 36 mg in Obesity: A Population-Adjusted Indirect Treatment Comparison.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026
- Variant-specific pharmacophoric shifts in glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor-orforglipron complexes revealed by Boltz-2 co-folding and membrane molecular dynamics.
International journal of biological macromolecules · 2026
- Orforglipron Calcium.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists · 2026
- In T2D inadequately controlled with metformin, orforglipron reduced HbA<sub>1c</sub> more than oral semaglutide at 52 wk.
Annals of internal medicine · 2026
- Orforglipron (Foundayo) for adults with obesity.
Trends in pharmacological sciences · 2026
- Orforglipron (Foundayo) - a second oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for weight loss.
The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics · 2026
- Fast-tracked innovation: orforglipron approval under the FDA's National Priority Voucher program.
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026
- Methodological and statistical inconsistencies compromise the efficacy and safety analyses of orforglipron.
Acta diabetologica · 2026
- Orforglipron in type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity: an overview.
Expert review of clinical pharmacology · 2025
- Orforglipron: A Novel Oral GLP-1 Agonist for the Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes.
Cardiology in review · 2025
- Orforglipron (LY3502970), a novel, oral non-peptide glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist: A Phase 1b, multicentre, blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized, multiple-ascending-dose study in people with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2024
- Orforglipron
Journal not recorded · 2012
- Orforglipron
Journal not recorded · 2006
- Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Different Orforglipron Doses in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
Review of earlier work
Cureus · 2026
- Efficacy and safety of orforglipron, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, on cardiometabolic outcomes: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Review of earlier work
Cardiovascular diabetology. Endocrinology reports · 2026
- Exploratory Cardiovascular Risk Modeling of Orforglipron Using the PREVENT Equations Compared with the Pooled Cohort Equations: A Post-Hoc Analysis from a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Review of earlier work
High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026
- Efficacy and safety of orforglipron in obesity with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a GRADE-assessed meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Review of earlier work
Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2026
- Comparative Positioning of Orforglipron Among Selected GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Benchmarks: A Narrative Review.
Review of earlier work
Cureus · 2026
- Metabolic and Glycemic Effects of Orforglipron, a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist, in Adults With or Without Diabetes: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials.
Review of earlier work
Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026
- Orforglipron and the emergence of oral GLP-1 therapy for obesity: efficacy, safety, and clinical positioning.
Review of earlier work
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy · 2026
- Cardiometabolic Profiles of Oral and Subcutaneous Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Mono-Agonists in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
Review of earlier work
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026
- The Gastrointestinal Safety of Orforglipron, a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist, in Adults With or Without Type 2 Diabetes: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Review of earlier work
Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026
- Comparative effects of drugs for adults with overweight or obesity: systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Review of earlier work
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2026
- Efficacy and Safety of Oral GLP-1 RA Orforglipron on Weight and Glycemic Control According to Diabetes Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review of earlier work
Diabetes technology & therapeutics · 2026
- Efficacy and Safety of Orforglipron in Obese Adults With or Without Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review of earlier work
Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2025