One study showed only 5.3% stopped using Wegovy because of side effects, 3 while FDA trials found that roughly 7% of people found the side effects bad enough to stop using Wegovy
Eating disorders are frequently dismissed as lifestyle choices or reduced to their most visible symptoms
Its sole biological purpose is to protect and heal the digestive tract
While earlier trials did not have dedicated RCTs at their disposal, studies such as the SOUL trial had 3 prior RCTs to refer to, as far as baseline CV risk estimation was concerned
In a 2024 report, Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, pointed out that if half of adults with obesity took Wegovy and other new weight loss drugs, the cost at the time $411 billion per year would exceed what Americans spent on all retail prescription drugs in 2022 $406 billion
Track your doses Keep a simple log of when you started each pen or vial and when you expect to finish it