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Wegovy Pill Reviews: What Users Report vs the Trial

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

Active ingredient
semaglutide
Manufacturer
Novo Nordisk
How it is taken
Daily pill
FDA-approved for
The tablets are approved for weight loss and heart risk in adults.
Wegovy pill reviews: a notebook and a weekly GLP-1 pen on a kitchen table

Wegovy key facts

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

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

Main trial weight loss
Wegovy (STEP 1)14.9%Placebo2.4%

During STEP 1, 68 weeks brought a 14.9% weight loss, against 2.4% with placebo.

What it costs over time
202520262027$1,349.02$0List priceSelf-pay

Prices by month, in US dollars: the list price and self-pay offers, all taken from the maker's price page.

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

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