The new oral Wegovy pill has launched, offering a more accessible and potentially cheaper alternative to injections, sparking a price war in the weight-loss drug market. However, new research suggests weight regain is rapid after stopping the medication, raising questions about long-term effectiveness.
Wegovy is a prescription medication used for chronic weight management.
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"Mounjaro and Wegovy may need to be continued for life new research suggests Science Climate & Tech News Sky News Almost two million British adults have used the weight loss jabs in the last year. The overwhelming majority are paying privately"
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"People on fat loss jabs put weight back on faster than traditional dieters The Standard The vast majority of people taking Wegovy and Mounjaro pay privately owing to restrictions on who can access the medicines via the NHS"
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"Novo Nordisk Canada considers renamed lower-price Ozempic Novo Nordisk Canada is considering competing with generic versions of its brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy drugs by introducing renamed lower-priced copies of the medications"
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"People who come off slimming jabs regain weight four times faster than dieters BBC News People who come off weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro or Wegovy can regain their lost pounds four times faster than those who stop conventional dieting and exercising new research suggests. The British Medical Journal has published data which suggests overweight people can shed about a fifth of their body weight when using jabs. But once they quit they regain [---] kg every month on average meaning they return to their pre-treatment weight in a year-and-a-half. Doctors say more studies of the"
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