Effect and safety of semaglutide 2.4 mg once weekly on weight management in adolescents with overweight or obesity
Latest Information Update: 07 Aug 2023
At a glance
- Drugs Semaglutide (Primary)
- Indications Obesity
- Focus Registrational; Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms STEP TEENS
- Sponsors Novo A/S; Novo Nordisk
Most Recent Events
- 24 Jun 2023 Results of post-hoc analysis assessing efficacy and safety of semaglutide 2.4 mg once weekly for weight management among adolescents with obesity, presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver Congress 2023.
- 17 May 2023 Results of post hoc analysis assessing the improvement in body mass index in patients treated with once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4 mg, published in the Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.).
- 23 Dec 2022 According to a Novo Nordisk media release, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Wegovy (semaglutide) injection 2.4 mg, making it the first-and-only prescription anti-obesity medicine for teens with once-weekly dosing.