Comment by wormius

Only for diabetes. Wegovy is authorized for weight loss. There are other GLP agonists that are also authorized for diabetes. I'm not sure if there are other formulations for weight loss.

The US does allow for "off-label" prescriptions. The question then is : will your insurance pay for it. In my case, even though I am diabetic, they wouldn't cover Ozempic, or, apparently even Trulicity, which is just absurd (or Rybelsus which is the oral form of Semaglutide which they DID cover for a full year before putting me on Ozempic for like 2 months, and then denying (after the "new formularies" are approved and I get to be forced and switch to a med they still claimed to cover but not, apparently - I'm assuming they want me to appeal and give a whole run around on that.

But yeah... Technically it's for Diabetes only, but if you have good insurance, they'll probably hand out for any reason (see: "Hottest Celebrity Weight Loss Drug" for example; maybe that's changed now that Wegovy is released/authorized for weight loss)