The competition is no longer simply about market size
FDA APPROVES HIGH-DOSE WEGOVY March 2026 The new 7.2 mg dose is triple the previous highest dose of 2.4 mg The issue: Average weight loss with the highest dose of Wegovy is 13% to 16%, while its main competitor, Zepbound, has a mean weight loss of 20% to 22% at its highest dose Why this matters: A study comparing Wegovy doses of 2.4 mg and 7.2 mg found that the higher dose caused more weight loss, but also more gastrointestinal side effects and dysaesthesia
Zepbound may cause side effects
Several sports medicine researchers consider it a promising area of inquiry
Long-acting, subcutaneously administered, PYY RA are undergoing early phase clinical trials as obesity treatments either alone or in combination with GLP-1 RA (Table 1, NCT02568306 and NCT03574584)
In Kombination mit GLP-1 verbessert es die Blutzuckerregulation und verstrkt die Wirkung auf Appetit und Sttigung