Insurance No, cash payments only Shed may begin accepting insurance for Zepbound and Wegovy soon
When treatment is titrated toward weight loss rather than glycemic control, average reductions can be much larger, with a trial-level result of 14.9% body weight loss over 68 weeks under a weight-focused escalation protocol
Common side effects reported in clinical trials include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, stomach pain, and injection site reactions
The Wegovy Injection: In the landmark STEP 1 clinical trial , patients using the 2.4 mg weekly injection lost an average of 14.9% of their body weight over 68 weeks, vs 2.4% with the placebo group
Overall fat mass percentage is also reduced by supplementation and lean body mass is increased