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Semaglutide in Australia: Price, Legality

Semaglutide australia: the realistic routes to a prescription and a pharmacy, and how they compare.

Active ingredient
semaglutide
Manufacturer
Novo Nordisk

Wegovy in brief

How long it remains in the body
100%50%25%0%07 d14 d21 d28 d35 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

Its half-life is about 1 week: after 7 d, half is gone, and about 3% remains after five half-lives (35 d).

Weight loss in the main trial
Wegovy (STEP 1)14.9%Placebo2.4%

At 68 weeks in STEP 1, the figure was 14.9% of body weight, compared with 2.4% on placebo.

Price as time goes on
202520262027$1,349.02$0List priceSelf-pay

Monthly prices in US dollars: the list price and self-pay offers, each taken from the maker's price page.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, prnewswire.com 1 2.