Is Wegovy the same as semaglutide?
Wegovy is a brand name for semaglutide, the GLP-1 drug this site's profile lists as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus. They are not the same labeled medicine. Wegovy is the brand for long-term weight management (a shot, a pill approved in December 2025, and a 7.2 milligram shot approved in March 2026). Ozempic is approved for type 2 diabetes. Rybelsus is the pill for type 2 diabetes. STEP 1 used 2.4 milligrams once a week for weight in 1,961 adults, who lost 14.9% at 68 weeks. A prescription for one brand is not automatically a prescription for another. A research-chemical vial labeled semaglutide is not any of those approved products. This site does not rank the brands. Full record at /compounds/semaglutide.
Studies in people from the compound pages this answer belongs to
- Semaglutide
- Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes (SELECT) 2023 PMID 37952131
- Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity (STEP 1) 2021 PMID 33567185
- Efficacy and safety of oral semaglutide 14 mg (flexible dose) in early-stage symptomatic Alzheimer's disease (evoke and evoke+): two phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled trials 2026 PMID 41865758
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Part of glp-1 and metabolic peptides. Semaglutide, tirzepatide, retatrutide, and the rest of the incretin and glucagon receptor family.