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semaglutide vs cagrilintide

semaglutide is approved in the US; cagrilintide is not, and is still investigational. That is the largest single difference between them and it is easy to lose in a feature comparison. semaglutide has 405 trials on file here and cagrilintide 2, which is a rough measure of how far each programme has been pushed.

A side-by-side of what the public record holds on each: regulatory status in the US and EU, how much trial work is running, and which conditions each is being studied in. No efficacy comparison: head-to-head claims belong to the trials that made them, not to us.

semaglutidecagrilintide
Statusmarketedphase3
TargetGLP-1amylin (+GLP-1)
RouteSC/oralSC
SponsorNovo NordiskNovo Nordisk
US brand namesOZEMPIC, RYBELSUS, WEGOVY, WEGOVY FLEXTOUCH, WEGOVY HDCagriSema
First FDA approval2017-12-05Not approved
EU authorisationOzempic, Rybelsus, WegovyNot authorised
FDA actions on file510
Active trials2032
Active phase 3722
Participants enrolled94,274630
Results scheduled762
Supply records30

Where they are being studied

Both: Obesity & overweight; Type 2 diabetes

semaglutide only: Alcohol use disorder; Atrial fibrillation; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic kidney disease; Diabetes (unspecified); Diabetic kidney disease; Heart failure; Hypertension; MASH / NAFLD; Metabolic syndrome; Neurodegenerative disease; Obstructive sleep apnea; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Prediabetes; Psychiatric conditions; Substance use; Type 1 diabetes