Pennsylvania restricts weight-loss drugs for Medicaid patients amid budget woes
Many of these incidents involved dosing errors, especially when vials and syringes were used instead of pre-filled pens
While the drug is approved for type 2 diabetes management and cardiovascular risk reduction in high-risk patients with diabetes, it contains the same active ingredient (semaglutide) as Wegovy, but costs less than the injection
Just be careful not to drink too much at once, as that can sometimes worsen nausea
They are generally available as injections, which you can give yourself in your thigh, upper arm, or stomach, but GLP-1 pills for weight loss, such as orforglipron, are currently in development