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[quote=Anonymous]Your daughter does not meet criteria for semaglutide for weight loss so I would discourage her from taking it. I would be very leery of anyone who would willingly prescribe it to someone with a BMI of 25.

Here are the indications for Wegovy and other GLP-1 agonists for weight loss- these are the criteria responsible prescribing clinicians should be using.

WEGOVY is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist
indicated as an adjunct to a reduced calorie diet and increased physical
activity for chronic weight management in:
• adult patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of
o 30 kg/m2 or greater (obesity) or
o 27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one
weight-related comorbid condition (e.g., hypertension, type 2
diabetes mellitus, or dyslipidemia) (1).
• pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with an initial BMI at the
95th percentile or greater for age and sex (obesity)

Signed,
MD who prescribes weight loss medications [/quote]

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