Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su...
by akira2501 on Friday August 23, 2024 @02:30AM
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> it's the same drug as Ozempic but at a different dose.
Yea.. it's just a 5x higher dose.
Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su...
by tjohns on Friday August 23, 2024 @03:15AM
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The maximum Ozempic dose is 2.0 mg. The maximum Wegovy dose is 2.4 mg.
The difference is not as dramatic as you're making it sound. And again, both are FDA approved within this dosing schedule.
Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su...
by akira2501 on Friday August 23, 2024 @03:30AM
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0.5mg is the standard maintenance dose of Ozempic. You _can_ get higher doses _if_ your provider decides you need temporary additional blood sugar control.
2.4mg is the standard maintenance dose of Wegovy.
It actually is that dramatic. The brands are approved for different purposes and control different diseases. The doses are designed as such. This is the _entire_ point of Wegovy even existing.
Source: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-appr...
For what it's worth, it's also one of the only classes of weight loss drugs the FAA has felt was safe enough to approve for pilots to use. (The only other one being metformin, which has a much more modest effect.) They tend to be very picky about the safety profile of drugs that are used by aviators.
This is a big deal for folks in aviation, because until now there has been no other options available other than lifestyle modification - which is always preferable when it works, but statistically has an abysmal success rate.