STAT+: Telehealth companies swoop in to offer Wegovy pill

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Source: STAT News

Original: https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/telehealth-swoops-in-offering-wegovy-pill-he...

Published: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:03:54 +0000

telehealth companies offer a pill form of Wegovy. Wegovy contains the active substance semaglutide and is intended for the treatment of obesity as a supplement to a diet with lower calorie intake and increased physical activity. In a STEP 1 clinical trial with nearly 2,000 participants, Wego patients lost an average of 14.9% of their initial body weight after 68 weeks, compared to 2.4% in the placebo group. In the STEP 5 study, they achieved an average reduction of 15.2% after two years. Treatment with Weg significantly reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death from cardiovascular diseases. The most common side effects included nausea in 40–50% of patients and transient digestive problems.[1][2][3]