NICE first recommended the drug in draft guidance 2022, after a clinical trial of just under 2000 volunteers found that people lost on average 12% more weight with semaglutide alongside supervised weight loss coaching (BMJ 2023;380:556)
You shouldnt engage in strenuous exercise for the rest of the day, but you can resume normal activities directly after. In the weeks after a platelet donation, donors receive an email with information about who received a transfusion with their platelets, letting them know that they helped, say, a teenage girl with leukemia or a man in his 50s who had surgery
You can also let it sit for a few minutes and swirl again
For comparison, brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound without insurance coverage runs roughly $1,000 to $1,350 per month at the pharmacy counter, and telehealth GLP-1 programs range widely, often with bolt-on fees and rotating prescribers