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Novo Nordisk's Wegovy® pill, the first and only oral GLP-1 for weight loss in adults, now broadly available across America

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Novo Nordisk's Wegovy® pill, the first and only oral GLP-1 for weight loss in adults, now broadly available across America Average weight loss of ~17% if all patients stayed on treatment* with Wegovy® (semaglutide) tablets 25 mg (~14% regardless of if patients stayed on treatment**) in the OASIS 4 trial1 Starting dose…
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  • Obesity is not just a disease of lack of willpower but has underlying biology that may impede people from losing weight and keeping it off

    80% confidence

  • Wegovy pill offers a magnitude of weight loss that no other oral GLP-1 obesity candidate has been able to duplicate in phase 3 trials

    80% confidence

  • There are people interested in addressing their weight who have been waiting for a medicine that was right for them, and for many that wait is over with Wegovy pill offering powerful efficacy in a once-daily pill

    80% confidence

  • More than 100 million Americans are living with obesity

    80% confidence

  • Wegovy pill represents a significant innovation as the first and only GLP-1 pill for weight loss

    80% confidence

  • Millions have been prescribed Wegovy (semaglutide) injection 2.4 mg for weight management since 2021

    80% confidence

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