Defined term · Pharmacology
Triple agonist
A single molecule activating three receptors, in this set GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon. The glucagon component contributes an energy-expenditure effect and a hepatic effect that the other two do not.
§1Triple agonist
§1.2Category
Pharmacology — Terms describing how a compound acts and how the body handles it.
§1.3Related terms
- Dual agonist — A single molecule engineered to activate two receptors. In this document set the combinations of interest are GIP with GLP-1, and glucagon with GLP-1, which produce…
Compound Evidence Institute · CEI-GT-121 · https://compoundevidence.com/glossary/triple-agonist/ · retrieved 30 July 2026