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The average list price of Wegovy (the only semaglutide-based drug currently approved for obesity) is around $1,300 a month, while Ozempic (approved for diabetes but sometimes prescribed off-label for weight loss) is around $1,000 monthly
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Watch now on iPlayer Wegovy's manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, said that treatment decisions should be made together with a healthcare provider and that "side effects should be taken into account as part of this"
Reduction in Risk Across Fourteen Obesity-Related Cancers A large observational study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2025, involving more than 170,000 patients with diabetes and obesity, found that GLP-1 receptor agonists were associated with a modest but statistically meaningful reduction in the incidence of 14 obesity-related cancers , with colorectal cancer demonstrating particularly favourable outcomes when compared to patients receiving DPP-4 inhibitors
Dr Uchida has received grants from Daiichi Sankyo, Eisai, Mochida, Otsuka, and Sumitomo Pharma