As of now, the most popular and FDA-approved medications for weight loss are semaglutide and tirzepatide

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Choosing the same day of the weekand ideally within a 2-hour windowhelps maintain steady medication levels in your bloodstream throughout your treatment cycle
Semaglutide, a weight loss medication from Novo Nordisk, is now available in UK pharmacies (as of September 2023)
Neither step makes these peptides FDA-approved drugs