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Semaglutide Reviews: Ozempic, Wegovy and Compounded

Semaglutide reviews: what people report, grouped by theme, next to what the trials found.

Active ingredient
semaglutide
Manufacturer
Novo Nordisk
Semaglutide reviews: a notebook and a weekly GLP-1 pen on a kitchen table

Wegovy overview

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

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 its main trial
Wegovy (STEP 1)14.9%Placebo2.4%

At 68 weeks in STEP 1, the placebo group had 2.4%, compared with 14.9% of body weight.

Prices over time
202520262027$1,349.02$0List priceSelf-pay

Monthly prices in US dollars include list prices and self-pay offers. Each comes from the manufacturer's price page.

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