Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity
Author(s) -
John Wilding,
Rachel L. Batterham,
Salvatore Calanna,
Melanie J. Davies,
Luc F. Van Gaal,
Ildiko Lingvay,
Barbara McGowan,
Julio Rosenstock,
Marie Thi Dao Tran,
Thomas A. Wadden,
Sean Wharton,
Koutaro Yokote,
Niels Zeuthen,
Robert F. Kushner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa2032183
Subject(s) - semaglutide , obesity , overweight , medicine , weight loss , intervention (counseling) , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , psychiatry , liraglutide
Obesity is a global health challenge with few pharmacologic options. Whether adults with obesity can achieve weight loss with once-weekly semaglutide at a dose of 2.4 mg as an adjunct to lifestyle intervention has not been confirmed.
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