Dose steps
What does each Foundayo dose look like?
Six strengths, three colors used twice. The first three (0.8, 2.5 and 5.5 mg) are round tablets marked “L”; the last three (9, 14.5 and 17.2 mg) are modified ovals marked “Lilly”. The code on the other side, G1 to G6, names the strength.
The Oolite team, from the FDA labels
Sources checked Oct 27, 2026
Published Nov 11, 2026
Updated Oct 27, 2026 · 2 min read
The short answer
Six strengths, three colors used twice. The first three (0.8, 2.5 and 5.5 mg) are round tablets marked “L”; the last three (9, 14.5 and 17.2 mg) are modified ovals marked “Lilly”. The code on the other side, G1 to G6, names the strength.
What the label says
The prescribing information describes every strength in its section on dosage forms (§3):
From the label0.8 mg: pink round tablet debossed with “L” on one side and “G1” on the other side
From the label2.5 mg: light yellow round tablet debossed with “L” on one side and “G2” on the other side
From the label5.5 mg: grayish purple round tablet debossed with “L” on one side and “G3” on the other side
From the label9 mg: pink modified oval tablet debossed with “Lilly” on one side and “G4” on the other side
From the label14.5 mg: light yellow modified oval tablet debossed with “Lilly” on one side and “G5” on the other side
From the label17.2 mg: grayish purple modified oval tablet debossed with “Lilly” on one side and “G6” on the other side
And the section on how it is supplied (§16.1) describes the container:
From the labelFOUNDAYO (orforglipron) tablets are supplied in bottles with desiccant and child-resistant closure in cartons as follows:
Each of the six strengths comes in bottles of 30 tablets.
Reading the pattern
Three colors, each used twice. Pink for 0.8 mg and 9 mg, light yellow for 2.5 mg and 14.5 mg, grayish purple for 5.5 mg and 17.2 mg. The description section (§11) confirms it from the inside: each pair shares the same coloring agents in its film coating.
What changes between the two halves of the schedule is the shape and the word on one side. The first three strengths are round and marked “L”. The last three are modified ovals and marked “Lilly”. So the step from 5.5 mg to 9 mg is the moment the color goes back to pink while the tablet changes shape.
The surest mark is the code on the other side. G1 is the first strength, G6 the last, in the same order as the dose schedule. A glance at that code on the first tablet of a new bottle tells you which step you are holding.
One tablet, whole
The dosing section is short on how to take it:
From the labelSwallow tablets whole. Do not break, crush, or chew.
That is why each strength exists as its own tablet: a lower dose is a different tablet, never a piece of a larger one.
When a step changes, Oolite's dose log moves to the new strength, so the day the bottle changed is written down and the report for your prescriber shows how long you have been on each one.
Questions people ask
My new bottle is pink again, like my very first one. Is that a mistake?
Not necessarily. The label gives the same color to two strengths: 0.8 mg and 9 mg are both pink. The 0.8 mg tablet is round and marked “L” and “G1”; the 9 mg tablet is a modified oval marked “Lilly” and “G4”.
How do I tell the strength from the tablet itself?
By the code on one side. The label lists G1 for 0.8 mg, G2 for 2.5 mg, G3 for 5.5 mg, G4 for 9 mg, G5 for 14.5 mg and G6 for 17.2 mg. If a tablet does not match the strength on the bottle, the pharmacist is the person to show it to before taking it.
Can I break a higher strength tablet to make a lower dose?
No. The label asks to swallow Foundayo tablets whole and not to break, crush, or chew them. Each strength is its own tablet.
What comes in each bottle?
The label describes bottles of 30 tablets, with a desiccant and a child-resistant closure, supplied in cartons. The Medication Guide asks to store them at room temperature and keep them out of the reach of children.
Sources
- Foundayo prescribing information, Eli Lilly, §2.1, §3, §11 and §16.1, revised 07/2026 · Color, shape and markings of the six strengths (G1 to G6); film-coated, debossed tablets; coloring agents shared by 0.8 and 9 mg, 2.5 and 14.5 mg, 5.5 and 17.2 mg; bottles of 30 tablets with desiccant and child-resistant closure; swallow whole, do not break, crush, or chew.
- Foundayo Medication Guide, Eli Lilly, issued 07/2026 · Swallow tablets whole; store at room temperature between 68°F and 77°F; keep out of the reach of children.
Sources checked Oct 27, 2026. This page is information, not medical advice: read the medical disclaimer, and talk to your prescriber or pharmacist about your own treatment.
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