FDA labels on DailyMed
Doses, warnings, storage rules and side-effect rates come from each medicine's US prescribing information.
Clinical trials
- SURMOUNT-1: tirzepatide for weight management (NEJM, 2022).
- STEP 1: semaglutide 2.4 mg for weight management (NEJM, 2021).
- SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes: liraglutide 3 mg (NEJM, 2015).
- SURPASS-2: tirzepatide vs semaglutide in type 2 diabetes (NEJM, 2021).
- Retatrutide phase 2: triple-hormone agonist for obesity (NEJM, 2023).
Formulas
- Mifflin-St Jeor equation (1990): resting energy needs, used in our TDEE, BMR and deficit calculators.
- Tanaka maximum heart rate (2001): 208 minus 0.7 times age, used in our heart rate zones.
- Other named formulas (Katch-McArdle, Epley, Brzycki, Karvonen, US Navy body fat, Riegel) are explained on each calculator page.
Government and public health
- NIH Body Weight Planner: how weight loss slows over time.
- CDC: Body mass index: BMI categories and limits.
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans: calorie and fiber guidance.
- National Academies: water and electrolytes: daily water intake.
- FDA: Human drug compounding: legal status of compounded medicines.
- Medicare.gov: coverage rules for prescription drugs.
Prices
List prices, self-pay prices and savings programs come from manufacturer websites and announcements. Prices change often, so each price shows when we last checked it, and we re-check monthly. Always confirm on the maker's site before you buy.
State data on clinician pages
Each state page uses public data with its own date: adult obesity and diabetes rates from the CDC, Medicaid GLP-1 coverage from each state's Medicaid program or KFF, and medical board and insurance department contacts from each agency's own website.
- CDC Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps (BRFSS), overall obesity by state, 2025
- CDC U.S. Chronic Disease Indicators: Diabetes among adults (BRFSS), crude prevalence, 2023
- KFF: Medicaid Coverage of and Spending on GLP-1s (13 states cover GLP-1s for obesity under fee-for-service as of January 2026)
- Pew Research Center chart of KFF data: state-by-state Medicaid GLP-1 obesity coverage, January 2026
- KFF: Annual Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2025 and 2026 (16 states covered as of October 1, 2025)
- NAIC Insurance Department Directory (PDF)
- NAIC state insurance departments page
Photo credits
Photos are used under the Unsplash License. People in these photos are not Sunny Weigh staff or the clinicians we introduce, and no photo shows a patient's results.
| Photo | By | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Water pouring into a glass next to a small plant | Aalo Lens | Unsplash |
| A tipped-over prescription bottle with capsules | Alexander Grey | Unsplash |
| A clinician in a white coat holding a stethoscope | Alexandr Podvalny | Unsplash |
| A bowl of salmon, egg, corn and vegetables | Anh Nguyen | Unsplash |
| A bowl of mixed vegetables, greens and grains | Anna Pelzer | Unsplash |
| A group of hikers with backpacks walking through a meadow | Austin Ban | Unsplash |
| A breakfast of yogurt with fruit, berries and avocado on a wooden board | Brooke Lark | Unsplash |
| A plate of poached egg, vegetables and avocado | Brooke Lark | Unsplash |
| A nurse checks a patient's blood pressure in a clinic | CDC | Unsplash |
| Blister packs of tablets on a blue surface | Christine Sandu | Unsplash |
| Hands typing on a laptop next to a stethoscope | Daniel Sone, National Cancer Institute | Unsplash |
| Three glass meal-prep containers with rice, lentils, corn and vegetables | Ella Olsson | Unsplash |
| A plate of grains, green beans and tomatoes on a board | Ella Olsson | Unsplash |
| Bowls of bean and vegetable salad on a table | Ella Olsson | Unsplash |
| A hand holding a glass of yogurt layered with oats and blueberries | Ellie Ellien | Unsplash |
| A woman walking along a country path in morning light | Emma Simpson | Unsplash |
| A woman drinking a glass of water | Giorgio Trovato | Unsplash |
| A person asleep under soft grey bedding | Greg Pappas | Unsplash |
| Two women hiking a green mountain trail with a dog | Holly Mandarich | Unsplash |
| A woman lifting a barbell overhead in a gym | John Arano | Unsplash |
| Two dumbbells and a resistance band on a wooden floor | Kelly Sikkema | Unsplash |
| A group of people walking a dirt path through tall trees | Kitera Dent | Unsplash |
| A hand taking a tablet from a weekly pill organizer | Laurynas Me | Unsplash |
| Citrus slices next to supplement capsules on a wooden board | Madara | Unsplash |
| A home blood pressure monitor and cuff on an arm | Mockup Graphics | Unsplash |
| Several bowls of salads, eggs, grains and fruit on a table, seen from above | Monaz Nazary | Unsplash |
| Shoppers in the fruit and vegetable section of a market | Morgan Von Gunten | Unsplash |
| Fresh broccoli, peppers, sweet potatoes and other vegetables | Nathan Dumlao | Unsplash |
| A pharmacist reaches for a medicine box on a pharmacy shelf | National Cancer Institute | Unsplash |
| A doctor checking a patient's blood pressure | National Cancer Institute | Unsplash |
| A man drinking water from a sports bottle at a running track | Nigel Msipa | Unsplash |
| A pharmacist shows a prescription bottle to a patient at the counter | Rhoda Baer, National Cancer Institute | Unsplash |
| A person eating a large salad with chicken | Rodrigo Rodrigues | Unsplash |
| Plates of salads, grilled fish and vegetables on a table, seen from above | Shayda Torabi | Unsplash |
| A bowl of rice, chickpeas, salmon and greens | Sumit Bhatia | Unsplash |
| A shopper choosing vegetables with a basket in a grocery store | Tara Clark | Unsplash |
| Avocado toast topped with boiled egg on a plate | Taylor Friehl | Unsplash |
| Rows of blood collection tubes with colored caps in a lab rack | Testalize.me | Unsplash |
| Two hikers walking a trail toward snowy mountains | Toomas Tartes | Unsplash |
| A doctor in a white coat talks with a patient on a laptop video call | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A doctor and a patient shake hands across a desk during an appointment | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A clinician takes notes while talking with a patient at a desk | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A woman stretching on a yoga mat at home | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A doctor writing notes on a clipboard during an appointment | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A doctor talking with a patient across a desk in a clinic office | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| Two women talking in a bright office | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A young woman waving during a video call on a laptop | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A doctor in a clinic office talking with a patient on a laptop screen | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A clinician typing notes on a keyboard next to a stethoscope | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A doctor on the phone while working on a laptop | Vitaly Gariev | Unsplash |
| A bowl of kale salad with grilled halloumi | sheri silver | Unsplash |