Wegovy recommended for approval for the treatment of obesity by the CHMP.
Wegovy is a once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg injection for chronic weight management in adults living with obesity (initial BMI greater than 30 kg/m2) or overweight (initial BMI greater than 27 kg/m2) with at least one weight-related comorbidity such as high blood pressure, heart disease or type 2 diabetes.
The positive CHMP opinion is based on results from the STEP phase IIIa clinical trial programme. Across the trials in people with obesity or overweight without type 2 diabetes, an average weight loss of 17-18% sustained over 68 weeks was reported for those treated with Wegovy. Wegovy demonstrated a safe and well-tolerated profile across the programme, with the most common adverse events being gastrointestinal.
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