Real-World Use of Semaglutide for Weight Management: Patient Characteristics and Dose Titration-A Danish Cohort Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To determine patient characteristics and dose titration patterns of real-world Wegovy (semaglutide) users.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
We used a population-based cohort study including Danish adults who filled Wegovy prescriptions from 12 December 2022 to 31 December 2023. Outcomes were patient characteristics, prescriber type, and dose titration patterns.
RESULTS
We identified 110,748 individuals (median age 49 years; 70% female) filling 773,708 prescriptions for Wegovy. General practitioners initiated treatment in 86%. Common comorbidities included hypertension (30%), dyslipidemia (17%), and arthrosis (17%). Only 13% reached the maximum dose of 2.4 mg by their fifth prescription, while 5.7% stopped after the first prescription. Few users (10%) followed recommended dose increases every 4 weeks. Overall, 25% filled at least one prescription of 2.4 mg, while 33-48% continued with the 1.0-mg dosage from the fourth prescription onward.
CONCLUSIONS
Real-world Wegovy users generally resembled trial participants, but few follow the dose titration schemes tested in premarket clinical trials.
How strong is the evidence?
Evidence Hub reads this as a cohort study, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 110,748 participants or records.
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