Thanks to its low self-pay prices, the Wegovy pill also tends to cost less than many other GLP-1s, including Zepbound and Saxenda
And trust me, you dont want to mess around with expired biologics
This is the fundamental split
And as demand continues to grow, what factors will determine whether patients can start and adhere to treatment long term
Yet, there are also risks worth considering
Key outcomes: Mean weight loss: 14.9% (vs 2.4% placebo) 86.4% of participants achieved 5% loss (vs 31.5% placebo) 50.5% achieved 15% loss (vs 4.9% placebo) SELECT (Lincoff et al., NEJM 2023) added the cardiovascular signature: in 17,604 non-diabetic adults with prior CV history, semaglutide 2.4 mg reduced MACE (CV death, MI, stroke) by 20% over 3 years