This brand name is authorized in Canada, Estonia, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, United States
The drug WEGOVY contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Semaglutide
UNII 53AXN4NNHX - SEMAGLUTIDE
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Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist. It acts in the same way as GLP-1 (a hormone produced in the gut) by increasing the amount of insulin that the pancreas releases in response to food. This helps with the control of blood glucose levels. |
Below package inserts are available for further reading:
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
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| WEGOVY Solution for injection | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| A10BJ06 | A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A10 Drugs used in diabetes → A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins → A10BJ Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues | |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Country: CA | Health Products and Food Branch | Identifier(s): 02522551, 02522578, 02522586, 02522594, 02522608 |
| Country: EE | Ravimiamet | Identifier(s): 1873155, 1873166, 1873177, 1873188, 1873199 |
| Country: IL | מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת | Identifier(s): 9265, 9266, 9267, 9268, 9269 |
| Country: JP | 医薬品医療機器総合機構 | Identifier(s): 24994A6G5024, 24994A6G6020, 24994A6G7027, 24994A6G8023, 24994A6G9020 |
| Country: LT | Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba | Identifier(s): 1093943, 1093944, 1093945, 1093946, 1093947 |
| Country: PL | Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych | Identifier(s): 100467565, 100467572, 100467580, 100467597, 100467600 |
| Country: RO | Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale | Identifier(s): W69044001, W69045001, W69046001, W69047001, W69048001, W69049001, W69050001, W69051001, W69052001, W69053001, W69053002 |
| Country: US | FDA, National Drug Code | Identifier(s): 0169-4501, 0169-4505, 0169-4517, 0169-4524, 0169-4525 |
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