Wegovy weight-loss pills to be available for patients in UK to buy
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The UK medicines regulator has given approval for Wegovy weight-loss pills to be sold to patients.
英國藥品監管機構已批准 Wegovy 減肥藥銷售給患者。
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This is the first weight-loss tablet of its kind to receive regulation approval in the country.
這是該國首款獲得監管批准的同類減重藥錠。
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The pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk manufactures the drug, which contains a substance called semaglutide.
製藥公司諾和諾德生產這種藥物，其中含有一種名為司美格魯肽的物質。
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The UK has become the third country in the world to approve these pills, after the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
英國已成為世界上繼美國和阿拉伯聯合大公國之後，第三個批准這些藥丸的國家。
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Emil Kongshøj Larsen, a senior leader at Novo Nordisk, called it a landmark approval.
諾和諾德的高階主管埃米爾·孔斯霍伊·拉森稱其為一項里程碑式的批准。
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He said that the company hopes this decision will help more people in the UK get access to obesity care.
他說公司希望這項決定將幫助更多英國人獲得肥胖照護。
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He also noted that the UK is the first European country to approve the Wegovy pill, which is an important step for health policy in the region.
他也指出，英國是第一個批准 Wegovy 藥丸的歐洲國家，這是該地區衛生政策的重要一步。
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The pills have been approved for adults who have obesity, which means a body mass index of 30 or higher.
這些藥丸已被批准用於患有肥胖症的成年人，這意味著身體質量指數為 30 或更高。
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They are also approved for overweight adults with a body mass index between 27 and 30, if they have at least one health condition related to their weight.
如果這些體重過重的人患有至少一種與體重相關的健康狀況，那麼身體質量指數介於 27 到 30 之間的成人也獲准使用。
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Clinical trials showed that patients who took the highest dose lost between 14 and 17 percent of their body weight after about 64 weeks of treatment.
臨床試驗顯示，服用最高劑量的患者在接受約 64 週的治療後，體重減輕了 14% 到 17%。
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However, the pills will not be available on the National Health Service right away.
然而，這些藥丸不會立即在國民保健署提供。
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They still need to be approved by another health organization before the NHS can offer them.
在國民保健署能夠提供它們之前，它們仍需要獲得另一個衛生組織的批准。
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Because of this, patients who want to take the pills will need to get a private prescription first.
正因如此，想要服用這種藥丸的患者將需要先取得私人處方。
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The price has not been announced yet, but many patients hope the pills will be cheaper than the Wegovy injections.
價格尚未公佈，但許多患者希望這種藥丸會比 Wegovy 注射劑便宜。
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Currently, a private prescription for Wegovy injections costs between 90 and 300 pounds per month, depending on the dose.
目前，Wegovy 注射劑的私人處方費用每月在 90 到 300 英鎊之間，具體取決於劑量。