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NICE recommends Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4mg) for eligible adults with BMI 35 kg/m (or 32.5 kg/m for certain ethnic groups) with weight-related comorbidities, and orlistat for adults with BMI 28 kg/m with risk factors or 30 kg/m without
The article describes GLP-1 as a 30-amino-acid peptide that cannot easily cross the skin barrier without chemical modification or penetration enhancers, and says early-stage research puts peptide patch absorption below 5%, which it calls unsuitable for therapeutic dosing
When gastric emptying slows, pills that rely on absorption through the small intestine may be absorbed more slowly or, in some cases, less completely
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, is an obesity medicine physician and associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
