Wegovy approved in Canada to combat risk of non fatal-heart attack – National

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Wegovy approved in Canada to combat risk of non fatal-heart ******* – National

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Canada’s health regulator has approved Novo Nordisk’s weight loss ***** Wegovy to reduce the risk of nonfatal heart ******* or myocardial infarction in some adults, the Danish drugmaker said on Wednesday.

Wegovy has become the first approved treatment in Canada to address both obesity and the risk of heart-related conditions in adults with established cardiovascular ********, according to Novo Nordisk.

The ********* Union health regulator recently backed the ***** for reducing the risk of major cardiovascular events and strokes in overweight or obese adults without diabetes.

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Wegovy is also approved in the U.K. and the U.S. to lower the risk of serious heart problems or strokes in overweight and obese adults.

The *****, chemically known as semaglutide, has been authorized in Canada to treat obesity since 2021.

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