Following widespread shortages due to increasing popularity, the maker of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy will ramp up production of the drug.
on Dec. 28 that all dosages of the drug would be available again after supply issues, but added that it may take time for the drug to arrive at pharmacies from distribution centers.
There continues to be “pent up demand” for Wegovy, but Novo Nordisk expects this to become less of a problem as more supply of the drug becomes available over the next few months, Jorgensen said. “We are obviously encouraged by the trendline we see, but we also do believe there will be a normalization of that," he said.
Wegovy, or semaglutide, is part of a class of drugs called GLP-1 agonists. They mimic a hormone that helps reduce food intake and cut appetite. In clinical trials, Wegovy was shown to reduce body weight by
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