High demand, low supply postpones 'miracle' FDA-approved weight loss drug to mid-2022

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High demand, low supply postpones 'miracle' FDA-approved weight loss drug to mid-2022
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The first FDA-approved weight loss drug since 2014 will not be available to consumers due to manufacturing and delivery issues.

Wegovy, a drug manufactured by Novo Nordisk and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in June, is not anticipated to be in consumers' hands until at least the second half of 2022.

"This means there will be continued Wegovy supply shortages and patients may have difficulty getting their prescriptions filled," the company said."This will take some time to resolve, and we currently expect all Wegovy doses to be available again in the second half of 2022." Wegovy, a weight-loss drug manufactured by Novo Nordisk, will be delayed until mid-2022. Here, a woman stands on a scales before her weight loss surgery.that will also be sold as a weight-loss drug. It is a higher-dose version of semaglutide, which according to studies has resulted in an average weight loss of 34 pounds, or 15 percent of weight.

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