The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the diabetes drug to
treat obesity in teens, which makes Wegovy.The news comes weeks after a study found that the obesity and type 2
diabetes drug semaglutide is just as effective in adolescents with obesity
as it is in adults with obesity.The drug is injected once a week and is used under the brand names of
Ozempic and Wegovy.
treat obesity in teens, which makes Wegovy.The news comes weeks after a study found that the obesity and type 2
diabetes drug semaglutide is just as effective in adolescents with obesity
as it is in adults with obesity.The drug is injected once a week and is used under the brand names of
Ozempic and Wegovy.
Wegovy has been approved to treat children as young as 12.
