Semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic)

🧬What is it?

Semaglutide is a medicine made from a peptide. It is sold as Wegovy and Ozempic. You need a doctor’s prescription.

💬Why do people use it?

Doctors use Wegovy to help some adults with obesity lose weight and keep it off. It is used with a healthy diet and more exercise. Ozempic was first approved in 2017 to treat type 2 diabetes.

🔬Does it really work?

This one is proven. The FDA approved Wegovy for weight management in adults on June 4, 2021, after studying it in people.

⚠️Is it safe? Side effects

• Common side effects on the label include feeling sick (nausea), diarrhea, throwing up, constipation, belly pain, headache, and feeling tired.
• In rats and mice, it caused thyroid tumors. Nobody knows yet if this happens in people.
• The FDA got reports of people getting hurt from wrong doses of copy-made (compounded) semaglutide. Some had to go to the hospital.

⚖️Is it legal in the US?

Yes. Wegovy and Ozempic are FDA-approved. (The FDA is the US agency that checks if medicines are safe and work.) Copy versions mixed by pharmacies, called "compounded," are not FDA-approved. The FDA does not check them for safety before they are sold.

🩺Talk to your doctor

Do not start any peptide on your own. Ask a doctor first. We never share doses or tell you where to buy. Print our doctor questions sheet.