Sold under brand names including Wegovy and Ozempic, semaglutide works by mimicking a gut hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), hence the technical term for it is a GLP-1 receptor agonist.

Novo Nordisk reported soaring sales for weight loss drug Wegovy (James Manning/PA) Sales of weight loss drug Wegovy more than doubled in the final three months of 2024, as manufacturer Novo ...

Since its online debut late last month, the one-minute ad pitching the company’s legal knockoff of the weight-loss drug Wegovy has stoked the controversy over the high costs of a new generation ...

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Veru (VERU.O), opens new tab said on Monday its experimental drug in combination with Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab weight-loss treatment Wegovy, helped preserve ...

New research supports what some people taking the blockbuster weight loss drug semaglutide – better known by the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy – have experienced: that it eases alcohol ...

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Sales of weight loss drug Wegovy more than doubled in the final three months of 2024, as manufacturer Novo Nordisk predicted growth will slow this year. The Danish pharmaceutical company has ...

A major analysis of more than 1.2 million medical records has found popular diabetes and weight loss drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, may also reduce the risk of other health issues.

Tori Allen says she’s thrilled to have lost 80 pounds since she went on Wegovy, one of the GLP-1 drugs that more and more people are using to treat diabetes or lose weight. But slimming down ...

After telehealth brand Hims & Hers aired its first Super Bowl commercial Sunday night, competitor Novo Nordisk, which makes competing weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, responded with its own ...

Novo CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen sees Wegovy supply improving this year, and brushed off fears of the company falling behind Eli Lilly & Co. Details about its next-generation weight loss drugs ...