Protein on Wegovy: How Much, Why It Matters, How to Hit It
Wegovy protein: what to eat, what to limit, and why it matters on a GLP-1 medicine.
- Active ingredient
- semaglutide
- Manufacturer
- Novo Nordisk
- How it is taken
- Weekly injection or daily pill
- FDA-approved for
- Weight loss, Heart risk, MASH liver disease
A quick look at Wegovy
Its half-life is about 1 week: after 7 d half is gone, and after five half-lives (35 d) about 3% is left.
In STEP 1 over 68 weeks, people lost 14.9% of body weight, compared with 2.4% on placebo.
In US dollars, monthly figures cover both the list price and self-pay offers. Each figure comes from the maker's price page.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, prnewswire.com 1 2.