Forget Injections. Now You Can Just Take Pills For Weight Loss
CNBC·2026-01-13 17:01

The GLP-1 craze isn't close to being over. In fact, 2026 is the year that we could see its evolution in pill form. Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk kicked off the new year with the launch of its once daily obesity pill, Wegovy.Named just like its injectable counterpart. Because it's Wegovy, it sits on the back of all the safety data that Wegovy has been able, semaglutide has been able to create over the last ten years or so. Novo's main competitor, Eli Lilly, has its own obesity pill that is waiting for FDA ap ...