Proper Pronunciations

[ZippityDooDah]

Because I know you wanted to know, here are some of the official pronunciations of GLP-1 names from USAN (United States Adopted Names Council, which is responsible for assigning the nonproprietary names for drugs):

tirzepatide: [tir zep’ a tide] https://searchusan.ama-assn.org/usan/documentDownload?uri=/unstructured/binary/usan/tirzepatide.pdf

semaglutide: [sem" a gloo' tide] https://searchusan.ama-assn.org/usan/documentDownload?uri=/unstructured/binary/usan/semaglutide.pdf

retatrutide: [ret" a troo’ tide] https://searchusan.ama-assn.org/usan/documentDownload?uri=/unstructured/binary/usan/retatrutide-.pdf

cagrilintide: [ka” gri lin’ tide] https://searchusan.ama-assn.org/usa...i=/unstructured/binary/usan/cagrilintide-.pdf

Of course TRI-ZAP-ER-TUDE is the correct way to pronounce tirz.

 

[ZippityDooDah]

Oh, and I almost forgot about this stupid name: https://searchusan.ama-assn.org/usa...i=/unstructured/binary/usan/orforglipron-.pdf

I'll just keep calling it the porn pill.

 

[Notafed]

I'm going to challenge this on no good grounds. When I saw the Lilly CEO pronounce Retatrutide stupid (Re Tat Tru tide) I couldn't imagine how he got there and if that was how they actually wanted us to pronounce it. But it grew on me. I now like saying it that way, and I renounce the correct pronunciation. Am I the only one? Probably.

 

[peptideusername]

I'm going to challenge this on no good grounds. When I saw the Lilly CEO pronounce Retatrutide stupid (Re Tat Tru tide) I couldn't imagine how he got there and if that was how they actually wanted us to pronounce it. But it grew on me. I now like saying it that way, and I renounce the correct pronunciation. Am I the only one? Probably.

Sounds like something a fed would say.