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Poll: Weight-Loss Drug Demand Could Outstrip Supply

Poll: Weight-Loss Drug Demand Could Outstrip Supply

Above: Injection pens for Wegovy on display during a news conference in Mumbai, India. Image copyright: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

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Metaculus Prediction

There's an 80.8% chance that oral semaglutide will be be approved for the treatment of obesity by the FDA or EMA by 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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