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*At 104 weeks, mean weight loss was 16.7% with Wegovy® vs 0.6% with placebo in the STEP 5 trial product estimated (assessed treatment effect if a trial product was taken as intended).1 For weight management in adults with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2 with a weight-related comorbidity, and for adolescents aged 12 years and older with an initial BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex (obesity) along with diet and exercise.1
**Data from STEP 5.
†Mean baseline body weight was 106.0 kg in STEP 5.
‡Calculates as weight loss from baseline.

17% weight loss

(~17 kg) mean weight loss sustained over 68 weeks vs. 2.4% (3 kg) with diet and exercise alone.3*†‡
>1 out of 3 patients

patients achieved ≥20% (~21 kg) weight loss at 2 years.1
6x

greater weight loss vs diet and exercise alone.2

GLP-1 RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist.
*At 68 weeks, mean weight loss was 14.9% vs. 2.4% with placebo in the STEP 1 trial2
**Data from STEP 1 and 4.
† Mean baseline body weight was 105.4 kg in STEP 1; mean body weight at week 0 was 107.2 kg in STEP 4.
‡Calculated as weight loss from baseline in STEP 1 and week 0 in STEP 4.

Waist circumference

15.8 centimetres lost in waist circumference with Wegovy® vs 3.7 centimetres lost with placebo.1
blood-pressure

6.1 mm Hg reduction in systolic blood pressure with Wegovy® vs 0.1 mm Hg reduction with placebo.1
4.4 mm Hg reduction in diastolic blood pressure with Wegovy® vs 0.7 mm Hg reduction with placebo.1*
Glycaemic parameters

At 104 weeks, 80% of those who entered the study with pre-diabetes achieved normal glycaemic status with Wegovy® vs. 37% with placebo.1**
Lipid profile

Reduction in total cholesterol (-3.3% vs +1.4%), LDL cholesterol (-6.1% vs -2.7%) and triglycerides (-19.0% vs +3.7%) along with an increase in HDL cholesterol (+9.6% vs +8.1%) at week 104 compared with placebo.1
CRP

56.7% reduction in CRP with Wegovy® vs 7.8% with placebo.1

CRP, C-reactive protein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
*Diastolic blood pressure is a supportive secondary end point.
**This parameter was an exploratory end point.

  • Similar to other GLP-1 RAs, the most frequently reported adverse reactions were gastrointestinal.
  • The most common side effects are nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, constipation and abdominal pain which occurred primarily during the dose-escalation period and improved as patients’ treatment continued. The majority were of mild-to-moderate in severity.
  • Patients should be advised to take precautions to avoid dehydration relating to gastrointestinal side effects.
  • Patients should be informed about characteristic symptoms of acute pancreatitis and caution should be used in patients with a history of pancreatitis.
  • Very few events of acute pancreatitis were reported in clinical trials and were similar for patients receiving Wegovy® or placebo.
  • Wegovy® should not be used as substitute for insulin.
  • Patients treated with Wegovy® in combination with a sulfonylurea or insulin may have an increased risk of hypoglycaemia.
  • In STEP 2, clinically significant hypoglycaemia was observed in 6.2% of patients treated with Wegovy® compared with 3% of patients treated with placebo; one episode was severe.
  • Patients with a history of diabetic retinopathy should be monitored for worsening.
  • Diabetic retinopathy was reported by 4.0% of patients receiving Wegovy® and 2.7% of those receiving placebo.

The safety and efficacy of Wegovy® have not been investigated in patients:1

 

  • Limited experience in patients aged 75 years or more.
  • Treated with other products for weight management.
  • With type 1 diabetes.
  • With severe renal impairment.
  • With severe hepatic impairment.
  • With congestive heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV.

 

(Check SmPC for complete list of patients not investigated)

1.

Garvey WT, Batterham RL, Bhatta M, et al. Two-year effects of semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 5 trial. Nat Med. 2022 Oct;28(10):2083-2091.

2.

Wegovy® [summary of product characteristics]. Bagsværd, Denmark: Novo Nordisk A/S; July 2024.

3.

Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Calanna S, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. N Engl J Md. 2021;3841(11):989-1002.

4.

Rubino D, Abrahamsson N, Davies M, et al. Effect of continued weekly subcutaneous semaglutide vs placebo on weight loss maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity. The STEP 4 randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2021;325(14):1414-1425.

5.

New Drug Therapy Approvals 2022. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Accessed 15 March 2023 https://www.fda.gov/media/164429/download.

6.

Davies M, Færch L, Jeppesen OK, et al. Semaglutide 2·4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2): a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2021 Mar 13;397(10278):971-984

 

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HQ24SEMO00032, March 2024