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UK health regulator approves up to 7.2 mg weekly dose of Wegovy for obesity patients

UK health regulator approves up to 7.2 mg weekly dose of Wegovy for obesity patients

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Britain's ​health ‌regulator approved a ‌maximum dose of up ⁠to ‌7.2 miligrams per ‍week of Novo Nordisk's ​blockbuster ‌weight-loss drug Wegovy for patients with ⁠obesity only, ​it ​said on Friday.

(Reporting ‍by ⁠Yamini Kalia in ⁠Bengaluru; Editing ‌by Sonia ‌Cheema)