Draft health guidance says more people will benefit from online advice from medical experts.
Up to 48,000 people could use the apps, saving 145,000 hours of doctors' time, calculations by NICE show.
Some patients might need to be given a tablet computer and mobile internet connection to access the apps, it added. It has not yet launched in the UK, and the Danish company that makes it, Novo Nordisk, said recently that high demand for it in the US meant launching the drug in new markets would be a challenge.
The drug makes people feel full by mimicking a hormone called Glucagon-like peptide-1 , and helps to reduce their calorie intake., Novo Nordisk's chief financial officer, Karsten Knudsen, said: "We would love to do it, don't get me wrong, but we need to cater for the patients on Wegovy today so we don't create an unnecessary burden that people cannot achieve the continuity of care and the benefits they should expect.
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