Americans can now purchase the starter dose of blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy as a pill, drug maker Novo Nordisk announced Monday. Other strengths will be available as pills by the end of the week.

The approval gives Novo Nordisk a head start over chief rival Eli Lilly, which is racing to launch its own obesity pill.

A breakthrough weight loss pill from the maker of Mounjaro helped patients shed weight and slash high blood sugar, promising data has shown. A late stage trial showed users could lose almost 10 per cent of their weight after just under a year and a half on ...

Americans seeking to lose weight now have a new option – taking Wegovy as a daily pill, rather than a weekly injection.

The first GLP-1 oral pill is now available at pharmacies nationwide. The Wegovy pill was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on December 22. Having an oral version of the medication, which had only been available as an injectable until now,