And, Medicare has announced for people with obesity or overweight at risk for a recurrent myocardial event, they are going to now allow coverage for medications which lower heart risk, which at this time, only includes Wegovy
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The more consequential signal is operational: Pfizer says the program is built to transition patients from weekly titration to monthly maintenance dosing, and the pivotal monthly Phase 3 trial is already open for enrollment
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Unique mouth-melt formulation for rapid absorption
This landmark study led to FDA approval expansion in March 2024 for Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4 mg) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and non-fatal stroke in adults with cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight