Daily Wegovy weight-loss pill approved for Australia after key TGA decision
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Wegovy Australia approval
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- The Conversation AU·12h agoAustralia is set to get a Wegovy pill. How does it compare with weight-loss injections?
UCG/Contributor/Getty A new tablet version of Wegovy, a peptide used to help people lose weight, has been approved for the first time in Australia. Until now, the best-known medicines in this group (semaglutide, sold as Wegovy or Ozempic, and tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro), have…
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Read at SBS Australia → - The West Lifestyle·1d agoDaily Wegovy weight-loss pill approved for Australia after key TGA decision
An oral weight-loss drug has cleared its biggest regulatory hurdle in Australia – but there’s a catch for patients hoping to swap weekly injections for a daily pill.
Read at The West Lifestyle → - 7NEWS Australia·1d agoPopular weight loss drug Wegovy approved as pill in Australia
More than 10,000 Australians are already on the waiting list for the treatment.
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