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Semaglutid is approved in Germany for the treatment of obesity in adults with a BMI of ≥ 30 kg/m2 or ≥ 27 kg/m2 with weight-related comorbidities.
Practitioners can consider Semaglutid as a treatment option for eligible patients with obesity.
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Seit Januar 2022 ist Semaglutid in Deutschland zur Therapie der Adipositas bei Erwachsenen mit einem BMI von ≥ 30 kg/m2 oder ≥ 27 kg/m2 und einer gewichtsbedingten Komorbidität zugelassen.
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Source
Adipositas – eine behandlungsbedürftige chronische Erkrankung
Svenja Meyhöfer et al. · DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift · 2022
DOI 10.1055/a-1657-2047
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