Health Canada approves Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy to cut heart attacks
Health Canada has approved Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide injection, Wegovy, marking it as the first treatment in the country authorised to assist in chronic weight management and to reduce the risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) in adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 27 kg/m² or greater, who have established cardiovascular disease.