medication similar to semaglutide vs Other Diabetes Medications: A Pharmacist's Perspective A Guide to GLP-1s: Resources

It mimics the natural GLP-1 hormone your body produces after eating

Wegovy tablets and injections are FDA-approved in adults for: weight loss and weight management in adults with obesity or adults who are overweight and have a weight-related medical problem (e.g., blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol) reducing major cardiovascular event risks (such as heart attack, stroke, or death) in adults with established CV disease and either obesity or overweight Wegovy injection is also FDA-approved for: weight loss and weight management patients with obesity who are 12 years and older non-cirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in adults with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (consistent with stages F2 to F3 fibrosis), this is an accelerated approval

Improves Metabolic Health Semaglutide reduces blood sugar levels, lowers blood pressure, and decreases cholesterol and triglyceride levels

The weight-loss pharmaceutical industry has seen explosive growth in the past few years, and no medication has generated as much buzz as semaglutide, the drug marketed under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy