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My hair loss treatment isn't working after 6 months: what to check before switching
Six months is the very end of the timeframes set out in the Spanish summaries of product characteristics, and finasteride's main aim is to stop hair loss, not to regrow a lot of hair. Before you switch treatment, check four things: how long you have been on it, how consistently you have used it, what you expected to achieve, and whether the diagnosis and the authorised indication fit your case.
Nov 09, 2026Leer →
Oral semaglutide and levothyroxine: taking Wegovy tablets with Eutirox, metformin and alcohol
What the Spanish summary of product characteristics for Wegovy tablets says about levothyroxine, metformin, anticoagulants and other morning medicines. It also covers why the half-hour wait and taking the tablet on its own matter, what is known about alcohol, and what happens in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Nov 08, 2026Leer →
Switching from Wegovy injections to tablets: what the product information says and who decides
The summary of product characteristics describes only one switch: from the 2.4 mg pen to the 25 mg tablet, one week after the last injection. This piece covers switching from other doses, from Ozempic or from Mounjaro, what you gain and lose, and what each form costs in Spain.
Nov 08, 2026Leer →
‘GLP-1 Supreme’, ‘Support’ and GLP-1 drops: what’s in them and why they aren’t medicines
Pills and drops sold as ‘GLP-1’ are food supplements, not medicines. Here’s what they contain, what the studies and EU law say, why there’s no such thing as Wegovy drops, and how to spot an illegal sale.
Nov 08, 2026Leer →
Is there a Mounjaro pill? What's available in Spain and what's happening with Lilly's pill
Tirzepatide doesn't come as a tablet. Mounjaro is only sold as an injection. Lilly's pill is a different molecule, orforglipron (Foundayo), and it's still waiting for a decision from the European Commission. We explain what still has to happen before it reaches Spain, what its trial found and which tablets you can get in Spain today.
Nov 08, 2026Leer →
Wegovy tablets: reviews, real-world results and what to do if you're not losing weight
How much weight people lose on oral Wegovy according to the OASIS 4 trial, why some sources quote 13.6% and others 17%, what early users are saying, and why some people respond less well to the tablet.
Nov 07, 2026Leer →
Rybelsus and semaglutide tablets without a prescription or on Amazon: what is being sold and the risks involved
In Spain, semaglutide tablets cannot be sold without a prescription or online. This piece looks at what is actually on offer on Amazon and social media, what the AEMPS and the EMA have warned about, how to recognise a legal online pharmacy and what the legal route is.
Nov 07, 2026Leer →
Wegovy and Spain's Seguridad Social: why it isn't funded as tablets or as injections
What BIFIMED says about Wegovy tablets and pens, why Spain's Ministry of Health turned it down, when Ozempic is funded, where Mounjaro stands, what you pay on a private prescription, and whether insurers or regional health services cover it.
Nov 07, 2026Leer →
Rybelsus or oral Wegovy for weight loss: which is authorised for weight management, how they differ and what they cost
Rybelsus and Wegovy tablets contain the same semaglutide, but only one is indicated for weight management. We compare their indication, the maximum dose in each product's prescribing information, the weight lost in their trials, price and public funding in Spain.
Nov 07, 2026Leer →
Natural GLP-1: which foods and habits raise it, and why there is no ‘natural Ozempic’
The GLP-1 your gut makes rises with protein at the start of a meal, carbohydrates at the end and fermentable fibre. How much it rises according to the studies, why it lasts minutes compared with semaglutide's week, and what actually shifts weight.
Nov 07, 2026Leer →
Wegovy doses: pens from 0.25 to 7.2 mg, tablets from 1.5 to 25 mg, and how the dose is stepped up
Every Wegovy dose available in Spain, how the summary of product characteristics describes dose escalation for the pen and the tablets, what each box contains, and why milligrams for one route don't carry over to the other.
Nov 06, 2026Leer →
Wegovy tablets or injections: differences in efficacy, side effects, how they're taken and price
Daily tablet or weekly pen: what OASIS 4 and STEP 1 show in the absence of a head-to-head trial, the digestive side effects of each, what taking them involves and how much each form costs at a pharmacy in Spain.
Nov 06, 2026Leer →
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