People who stayed on a 7.2 milligram weekly dose of semaglutide lost around 20% of their body weight over 72 weeks.

Semaglutide sells for $997 a month when branded under Ozempic and $1,349 a month for Wegovy. The haircut to Ozempic may have a spillover effect on competitor drugs from Eli Lilly — Mounjaro and ...