Wegovy Reddit: What r/Wegovy Reports vs. the STEP Trials
Wegovy reddit: the recurring themes in community discussion, set against the label.
- 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
Key facts about Wegovy
The half-life is about 1 week. At 7 d, half is gone, and by five half-lives, which equal 35 d, about 3% remains.
In STEP 1 over 68 weeks, 14.9% of body weight was lost, against 2.4% on placebo.
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.