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Foundayo ™ (orforglipron) tablet

0.8 mg / 2.5 mg / 5.5 mg / 9 mg / 14.5 mg / 17.2 mg

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This information is provided in response to your request. Resources may contain information about doses, uses, formulations and populations different from product labeling. See Prescribing Information above, if applicable.

Why was a tablet form of Foundayo™ (orforglipron) commercialized in the United States when the clinical trials used a capsule form?

Eli Lilly and Company chose to commercialize the tablet formulation for its practical advantages: smaller size, standardized manufacturing, and the ability to support a reliable global supply.

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See important safety information, including boxed warning, in the attached prescribing information.

Orforglipron Capsules and Tablets

The orforglipron capsule formulation was the initial oral dosage form developed and studied in the ATTAIN clinical program (1 mg, 3 mg, 6 mg, 12 mg, 24 mg, and 36 mg).1,2 

In parallel, a tablet formulation of orforglipron was developed, and a pharmacokinetic bridging study was conducted to demonstrate that the tablet had equivalent pharmacokinetic properties as the capsule.3

The approved dose equivalent tablet formulations are 0.8 mg, 2.5 mg, 5.5 mg, 9 mg, 14.5 mg, and 17.2 mg.4

Eli Lilly and Company chose to commercialize the tablet formulation for its practical advantages: smaller size, standardized manufacturing, and the ability to support a reliable global supply.4

Enclosed Prescribing Information

FOUNDAYO™ (orforglipron) tablets, for oral use, Lilly

References

The published references below are available by contacting 1-800-LillyRx (1-800-545-5979).

1Wharton S, Aronne LJ, Stefanski A, et al; ATTAIN-1 Trial Investigators. Orforglipron, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity treatment. N Engl J Med. 2025;393(18):1796-1806. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2511774

2Horn DB, Ryan DH, Giljanovic Kis S, et al; ATTAIN-2 Trial Investigators. Orforglipron, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, for the treatment of obesity in people with type 2 diabetes (ATTAIN-2): a phase 3, double-blind, randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2025;406(10522):2927-2944. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02165-8

3A study to compare tablets and capsules of orforglipron (LY3502970) in healthy participants who are obese or overweight. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06440980. Updated June 24, 2025. Accessed April 5, 2026. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06440980

4Data on file, Eli Lilly and Company and/or one of its subsidiaries.

Date of Last Review: April 05, 2026

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