Weight loss pills have been around for decades, but many were deemed unsafe by the FDA. Learn more about today’s ...
MNT speaks with three obesity medicine experts to find out more about the FDA-aproved Wegovy pill and how it's different from ...
On December 22, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an oral pill form of Wegovy — a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medication for weight loss. Until now, ...
The GLP-1 medication is now available via injection and pill.
The pill version of Wegovy seems to work just as well as the injectable form, but there are some key differences between the ...
New weight-loss drugs in the works will offer more choices beyond GLP-1 options Wegovy and Zepbound. What to know about ...
Does the new Wegovy pill work as well as Wegovy injections for weight loss? How else does it compare? Learn what the experts ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. The launch this week of an oral pill version of Wegovy ...
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has launched a pill version of its weight loss treatment Wegovy in the United States, following approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The tablet ...
Dec. 30, 2025 – updated Jan. 5, 2026 – Injectable GLP-1 drugs have transformed obesity treatment – and now they're going oral. "It's good to have more options for patients with obesity," said Melanie ...