New weight-loss pill hits U.S. pharmacies
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Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy pill hit the market this week. The Danish drug maker, best known for GLP-1 injections like Ozempic and Wegovy, is now the first company to manufacture and receive FDA approval for an oral GLP-1 pill for weight management.
Americans seeking to lose weight now have a new option – taking Wegovy as a daily pill, rather than a weekly injection.
A DAILY weight loss pill that helped patients shed up to 20 per cent of their body weight in trials has been given the green light in the US. The tablet, made by Danish drug giant Novo Nordisk, is