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Drug Briefing: Semaglutide

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Query Drug:Semaglutide

Query Time:2024-08-26 09:30:00

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About the Drug

Semaglutide is the active ingredient in Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus. Semaglutide is used for weight loss in specific patients, and also to lower blood sugar levels, and to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke in certain patients. Semaglutide is a GLP-1 agonist that works by increasing insulin release, lowering the amount of glucagon released, delaying gastric emptying, and reducing appetite.

Semaglutide weight loss brand is Wegovy is the only semaglutide brand that is FDA brand approved for weight loss.

Semaglutide injections (Ozempic and Wegovy) are given as subcutaneous injections once a week. Rybelsus is a tablet that you take once a day in the morning, 30 minutes before eating, drinking, or taking any other medicines. You may eat, drink, or take oral medicine 30 minutes after taking Rybelsus.

Semaglutide is not for use in people with type 1 diabetes.

Semaglutide is not available as a generic medicine. Each of the different brands of semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelus) are made by Novo Nordisk and are FDA-approved for different conditions.

Related Diseases

Extra Information on Drug and Diseases

Drug semaglutide

RXCUI: 1991302

May Diagnose

  • Thyroid Neoplasms

  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b

  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a

  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine

  • Drug Hypersensitivity

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[Physiological Effect] Decreased Gastric Motility

Source: MEDRT

[Physiological Effect] Decreased Glucagon Secretion

Source: MEDRT

[Physiological Effect] Increased Insulin Secretion

Source: MEDRT

[Mechanism of Action] Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonists

Source DAILYMED

[Mechanism of Action] Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonists

Source FDASPL

[Phamacological Category] GLP-1 Receptor Agonist

Source DAILYMED

[Phamacological Category] GLP-1 Receptor Agonist

Source FDASPL

Orange Book

[Last update] 2024-08-09

Labelers

Semaglutide's Innovator is NOVO NORDISK INC

Drug Products

The unique dosage forms from the innovator include:1. SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS;2. TABLET;ORAL.

Index Route Brand Name Labeler Approval Date Dosage
1 SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS WEGOVY NOVO NORDISK INC Jun 4, 2021 2.4MG/0.75ML (2.4MG/0.75ML)
2 SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS OZEMPIC NOVO NORDISK INC Apr 9, 2019 4MG/3ML (1.34MG/ML)
3 SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS WEGOVY NOVO NORDISK INC Jun 4, 2021 1.7MG/0.75ML (1.7MG/0.75ML)
4 SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS OZEMPIC NOVO NORDISK INC Dec 5, 2017 2MG/1.5ML (1.34MG/ML)
5 SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS WEGOVY NOVO NORDISK INC Jun 4, 2021 0.5MG/0.5ML (0.5MG/0.5ML)
6 SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS OZEMPIC NOVO NORDISK INC Oct 6, 2022 2MG/3ML (0.68MG/ML)
7 SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS WEGOVY NOVO NORDISK INC Jun 4, 2021 1MG/0.5ML (1MG/0.5ML)
8 SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS OZEMPIC NOVO NORDISK INC Mar 28, 2022 8MG/3ML (2.68MG/ML)
9 SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS WEGOVY NOVO NORDISK INC Jun 4, 2021 0.25MG/0.5ML (0.25MG/0.5ML)
10 TABLET;ORAL RYBELSUS NOVO NORDISK INC Sep 20, 2019 14MG
11 TABLET;ORAL RYBELSUS NOVO NORDISK INC Sep 20, 2019 3MG
12 TABLET;ORAL RYBELSUS NOVO NORDISK INC Sep 20, 2019 7MG

Drug Patents

This drug still has 35 effective patents.

Patent Number Submission Date Expiration Date Drug Substance Patent? Drug Product Patent?
8129343 Dec 20, 2017 Dec 5, 2031 Y Y
9687611 Dec 20, 2017 Feb 27, 2027
Y
9457154 Dec 20, 2017 Sep 27, 2027
Y
9132239 Dec 20, 2017 Feb 1, 2032
Y
9278123 Oct 15, 2019 Dec 16, 2031
Y
10278923 Oct 15, 2019 May 2, 2034

10086047 Oct 15, 2019 Dec 16, 2031
Y
8114833 Sep 24, 2020 Aug 13, 2025
Y
9108002 Dec 21, 2020 Jan 20, 2026
Y
9775953 Dec 21, 2020 Jul 17, 2026
Y
7762994 Dec 21, 2020 May 23, 2024
Y
9616180 Dec 21, 2020 Jan 20, 2026
Y
10220155 Dec 21, 2020 Jul 17, 2026
Y
10933120 Mar 31, 2021 Mar 15, 2033
Y
10960052 Apr 26, 2021 Dec 16, 2031
Y
10888605 Jun 30, 2021 Aug 24, 2038
Y
9764003 Jun 30, 2021 Jun 21, 2033

11097063 Sep 21, 2021 Jul 17, 2026
Y
8536122 Apr 29, 2022 Mar 20, 2026 Y Y
8684969 Apr 29, 2022 Oct 20, 2025
Y
11311679 May 20, 2022 Jan 20, 2026
Y
11318191 Jun 29, 2022 Feb 17, 2041
Y
11382957 Jul 26, 2022 Dec 16, 2031
Y
11446443 Oct 7, 2022 Oct 20, 2025
Y
10335462 Nov 14, 2022 Jun 21, 2033
Y
10357616 Nov 14, 2022 Jan 20, 2026
Y
10376652 Nov 14, 2022 Jan 20, 2026
Y
8920383 Nov 14, 2022 Jul 17, 2026
Y
9861757 Nov 14, 2022 Jan 20, 2026
Y
RE46363 Nov 14, 2022 Aug 3, 2026
Y
11752198 Oct 10, 2023 Aug 24, 2038
Y
11759501 Oct 12, 2023 Mar 15, 2033
Y
11759502 Oct 12, 2023 Mar 15, 2033
Y
11759503 Oct 12, 2023 Mar 15, 2033
Y
12029779 Jul 9, 2024 Oct 10, 2038

Semaglutide Patent Scope

Related Company's Product Pipelines

The innovator NOVO NORDISK INC's portolio contains products with the following 6 API(s): METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE; REPAGLINIDE, NEDOSIRAN SODIUM, LIRAGLUTIDE, SEMAGLUTIDE, ESTRADIOL, MACIMORELIN ACETATE

The above products are related to 11 diseases: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hyperoxaluria, Primary, Hot Flashes, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Hypogonadism, Breast Neoplasms, Prostatic Neoplasms, Menorrhagia, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, Menopause, Premature

NOVO NORDISK INC Diseases Covered