Eli Lilly said on Thursday that its experimental GLP-1 pill helped patients lose 12.4% of their body weight in a late-stage ...

Ozempic and Wegovy work by mimicking a hormone in the body, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), that’s responsible for appetite, digestion and blood sugar regulation, among other effects.

Wegovy belongs to a group of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. It contains the active ingredient semaglutide, which mimics the activity of our brain’s natural GLP-1.

Wegovy comes in higher doses than Ozempic and, therefore, can be more effective for weight loss. We’ll go deeper into how Wegovy and Ozempic work, their side effects and the costs of each below.

Wegovy is now licensed to be prescribed for weight-loss instead. “Ozempic is licensed in the UK, on the NHS, for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes,” says Dr Hameed.

Wegovy is administered via a single-dose pen injector once a week by the patient themselves. It’s understood that pharmacies can sell four doses at a time and prices haven’t yet been confirmed.

Paul Morer, 56, who works for a New Jersey hospital system, lost 85 pounds using Wegovy and hopes to lose 30 more. He said he would probably stick with the weekly injections, even if pills were ...

Q: I took Wegovy for a few months last fall until I was unable to find a pharmacy that could fill my prescription. They were all out of stock. I lost 17 pounds and my A1C went from 6.5 in October ...

FILE - This Tuesday, April 3, 2018 file photo shows a closeup of a beam scale in New York. High-dose oral versions of the medication in the weight-loss drug Wegovy may work as well as injections ...