With the shortage resolved, the FDA is now phasing out this allowance, signaling a shift back to reliance on FDA-approved medicines
Metabolic dysfunction, due to unhealthy expansion of fat tissue, is the hallmark of obesity and its complications
Adverse Reactions in Clinical Trials in Adults with Obesity or Overweight WEGOVY 2.4 mg Subcutaneous Weekly Dosage WEGOVY was evaluated for safety in 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials that included 2,116 adult patients with obesity or overweight treated with 2.4 mg WEGOVY for up to 68 weeks and a 7 week off-drug follow-up period [see Clinical Studies (14.2)]
Semaglutide, marketed as Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and Wegovy for chronic weight management, is a temperature-sensitive GLP-1 receptor agonist that requires specific handling
thereafter, remain at 7mg or escalate to 14mg if needed