Protein on Semaglutide: How Much, Why It Matters
Semaglutide protein: what to eat, what to limit, and why it matters on a GLP-1 medicine.
- Active ingredient
- semaglutide
- Manufacturer
- Novo Nordisk
Wegovy in brief
Its half-life is about 1 week: after 7 d half is gone, and about 3% is left once five half-lives have passed (35 d).
In STEP 1 over 68 weeks, 14.9% of body weight came off, against 2.4% on placebo.
In US dollars, monthly prices cover the list price and self-pay offers; every figure comes from the maker's price page.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, prnewswire.com 1 2.