Anything that helps Americans lose weight, reduces treatment barriers and makes care more affordable should be welcomed. But let's not fool ourselves.

Imagine this scenario: You’ve been diligently working toward your weight management goals, and your healthcare team has prescribed Wegovy (semaglutide). You’re excited, you’ve done your research, and ...

The weight-loss drug market just got more crowded — and a lot less painful. The FDA on Monday approved a daily pill version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, making it the first oral GLP-1 obesity treatment ...

A pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss medication Wegovy is rolling out in the U.S., and people are already actively navigating prescriptions. Experts say that a pill version of the high-demand ...

Two weeks after securing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a once-daily pill version of Novo Nordisk‘s popular GLP-1 weight loss drug Wegovy officially hit the market. In a Jan. 5 ...

Some tout a daily semaglutide pill as a game-changer for weight-loss treatment. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first GLP-1 pill for weight loss and maintenance. Drugmaker Novo ...

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 ...

The maker of the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic have cut the prices for most versions of these medications. Novo Nordisk dropped the price for injectable Wegovy and ...

Targeting GLP-1 receptors now has the FDA’s blessing as a way to treat the fatty liver disease called MASH with Novo Nordisk’s weekly injectable drug Wegovy becoming the second approved treatment for ...

Zepbound (tirzepatide) and Wegovy (semaglutide) are FDA-approved injectable medications revolutionizing weight management. Both belong to the incretin mimetic drug class but differ in their mechanisms ...

Americans seeking to lose weight now have a new option – taking Wegovy as a daily pill, rather than a weekly injection. Patients with a prescription could obtain the starter 1.5 mg dose of the tablet ...