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Mounjaro ® (tirzepatide) injection
2.5 mg/5 mg/7.5 mg/10 mg/12.5 mg/15 mg
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What information does Lilly have for a patient who injects Mounjaro® (tirzepatide) in the wrong location?
Tirzepatide should be injected subcutaneously in the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm. Eli Lilly and Company has no clinical information regarding injecting tirzepatide in other locations.
See important safety information, including boxed warning, in the attached prescribing information.
What Happens When or if a Patient Injects Mounjaro® (tirzepatide) in the Wrong Location?
Tirzepatide should be injected under the skin (subcutaneously) of your stomach (abdomen), thigh, or upper arm.1,2
Do not inject tirzepatide into a muscle (intramuscularly) or vein (intravenously).2
Eli Lilly and Company has no clinical information regarding injecting tirzepatide in other locations.
Enclosed Prescribing Information
Reference
1Mounjaro [package insert]. Indianapolis, IN: Eli Lilly and Company; 2025.
2Mounjaro® [medication guide]. Indianapolis, IN: Eli Lilly and Company; 2025.
Date of Last Review: June 04, 2025