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Orforglipron

The first oral non-peptide GLP-1 agonist nearing approval — pill convenience without injection, but not yet on market.

Verdict — C · Emerging / Mixed

Compelling phase-3 efficacy and the transformative advantage of oral dosing, but no approval yet and no verified supply outside a clinical trial. A C today that could become an A upon approval — do not source gray-market.

Overview

Orforglipron (Eli Lilly) is an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist in late-stage ATTAIN trials, demonstrating ~15% weight loss in phase-3 data. Its oral formulation eliminates the injection burden of peptide GLP-1s. However, it has not yet received FDA approval, and no commercially available or verified gray-market supply exists — all circulating material should be treated as unverified research chemicals.

PepScore Breakdown — the four axes

Evidence

35% weight
79/100

How strong is the published human science?

Human data depth30/40
Regulatory & registry status26/30
Reproducibility & consistency14/20
Mechanism characterized in humans9/10

Sourcing & COA

30% weightOur moat
34/100

Can a buyer obtain an independently-verified, high-purity version? — our proprietary layer.

Independent 3rd-party testing12/35
Verified purity %10/30
COA transparency & batch traceability7/20
Multi-vendor verified availability5/15

Safety & Risk

25% weight
54/100

What is the real-world harm potential?

Documented AEs / toxicity20/40
Contraindication breadth13/25
Regulatory warnings11/20
Therapeutic index / margin10/15

Practicality

10% weight
61/100

How easy is it to actually run a verified version?

Verified-source availability12/35
Cost / value per cycle12/25
Reconstitution & administration24/25
Storage & stability13/15

Sources & Citations

Every claim cites a primary source. Citations are machine-audited against NCBI — see methodology.

PepScore57/100 · C
Last gradedJune 28, 2026
Next re-grade triggerFDA approval would lift Evidence, Registry, Sourcing, and Practicality simultaneously.

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