They are: Manufactured by the same company (Novo Nordisk) Administered the same way (weekly subcutaneous injection) Working through the same mechanism (GLP-1 receptor activation) Causing the same metabolic effects (insulin regulation, appetite suppression, slowed digestion) The medication in a 2.0 mg Ozempic pen is molecularly identical to the medication in a Wegovy pen - there is no chemical difference whatsoever
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