see the NHS medicines page and the EMC SmPC for full prescribing information Semaglutide (Wegovy) approved by the MHRA and recommended by NICE under specific criteria (NICE TA875)
As dietitians, we are always cautious of quick fixes. And, for many years, we struggled with how best to meet our patients needs safely
The bar for big weight loss in medicine used to be bariatric surgery
Psychometric evaluation included internal consistency reliability, factorial validity, Bland-Altman analysis of instrument agreement, convergent validity through correlation analysis, and known-groups validity across and health status subgroups
However, its use in the general population for weight management or body composition enhancement is not supported by sufficient evidence and falls outside its licensed indications in all countries where it holds authorisation
Many patients experience the most rapid changes during the early months as portion sizes decrease significantly and eating patterns shift