In some cases, patients may need to take nutritional supplements or receive IV fluids to manage dehydration caused by vomiting
However, the company still cautioned that "overall demand will continue to exceed supply, which means that some patients may still have difficulty filling Wegovy prescriptions." For Ozempic, all doses are currently available as indicated on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug Shortage website, though the company noted that it "cannot control which specific pharmacies or patients receive Ozempic." "We continue to build and invest in new manufacturing capacity," Novo said
From a practical standpoint, Wegovy can be conceptualized as a pharmacologic amplifier of lifestyle interventions: by reducing appetite, slowing gastric transit, and improving satiety signals, it increases the probability that patients can adhere to and sustain calorie restriction and activity goals that would otherwise be difficult to maintain longterm
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For example, they slow how quickly food is absorbed from the stomach and decrease appetite, both of which help with sustained weight loss