Wegovy® Pills
We are prescribing Wegovy® pills, which is an oral prescription medication used for adults with obesity (BMI greater than 30) or overweight (excess weight with BMI greater than 27), who also have weight-related medical problems to help lose weight and keep it off. Wegovy pills should be used with a reduced calorie meal plan such as Healthy Size Clinic – Right Path Plan and increased physical activity.
What is Wegovy®?
Wegovy® (semaglutide) injection 1.7 mg or 2.4 mg and Wegovy®(semaglutide) tablets 25 mg are prescription medicines used with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity to:
- reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and with either obesity or overweight.
- help adults with obesity, or some adults with excess weight (overweight) who also have weight-related medical problems to lose weight and keep the weight off.
Wegovy® (semaglutide) injection 1.7 mg or 2.4 mg is used with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity to help children 12 years and older with obesity to lose weight and keep the weight off
Wegovy® contains semaglutide and should not be used with other semaglutide-containing products or other GLP-1 receptor agonist medicines.
It is not known if Wegovy® injection is safe and effective:
- to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events (death, heart attack, or stroke) in people under 18 years
- to help children under 12 years of age lose weight and keep the weight off
It is not known if Wegovy® tablets are safe and effective for use in people under 18 years of age.
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