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A new medication called 'Wagovy' produced by Novo Nordisk has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help patients with obesity manage their weight. It is the first chronic weight management drug to have been approved by the FDA since 2014. Wegovy is a synthetic version of a hormone in the gut known as glycogen like peptide 1 (GLP-1). It works by targeting areas of the brain that regulate appetite and food intake. Prior approval, the drug's safety and efficacy was examined in four 68 -week trials. Throughout these trials, over 2,600 patients received Wegovy for up to 68 weeks while over 1,500 placebo. In the largest of the trials participants had an average weight of 231 pounds 105 kg and an average BMI of 38 kg per metre square prior to taking the drug. Average age at the beginning of the trial was 46 years old and 74% of the participants were female and had diabetes at the end of the trial the researchers found that those who received were ...

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