Wegovy and Ozempic: Opportunities, risks and side effects: The most important questions about the new weight loss injections

The weight loss drug Wegovy contains a higher dose of the active ingredient semaglutide than Ozempic, which is actually approved as a diabetes medication – even if it is repeatedly prescribed “off label” (outside of its intended purpose) for weight loss. To put it simply: Semaglutide tricks the body into thinking that it has just received food.

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