Diabetes Drugs The same active ingredient can have very different FDA approvals, so the name on the box matters: Wegovy (semaglutide) FDA-approved for chronic weight management in adults with a BMI of 30 or higher, or 27 or higher with a weight-related condition (and for adolescents 12 and older with a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for their age and sex)
Your first injection appointment will be set once your medication arrives
Individual results vary, and we encourage realistic expectations during your consultation
Major insurers, including UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, and Aetna, among others, often cover these medications for obesity or other related health conditions
Zhaoping Li, MD, the chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition at UCLA Health and director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition in Los Angeles, also welcomed the news