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There are more than 25,000 people in the US starting Wegovy each week.* 

Weight loss drugs are exploding in popularity and pharmacy benefit plans will see the effects. 

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In 2022, Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, or GLP-1 medications, took center stage in the discussion around the treatment of type 2 diabetes and weight loss and has only continued since.

*At least 25,000 people in the US are starting weight-loss drug Wegovy each week, drugmaker says

By Meg Tirrell, CNN
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said it’s been increasing supply of its sought-after weight-loss drug Wegovy, with at least 25,000 people now starting to take the medicine each week in the United States.

It’s about five times more than were able to start the medicine each week in December, the Danish pharmaceutical giant said in an earnings call Thursday.

“There is a very, very significant demand,” Novo Nordisk Chief Executive Officer Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen told CNN Thursday in an interview. “So for the foreseeable future, we believe the demand will outgrow supply. But we are gradually releasing more and more doses to the market.”

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