(NewsNation) — A daily pill could be as effective for weight loss as popular drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, providing an alternative to the injectable medications. The pill, orforglipron, is also a ...

Ozempic has become somewhat of a buzzword in the Western beauty sphere, making its way from the NHS shelves to Hollywood red carpets. Originally developed as a once-weekly injection for type 2 ...

Lilly Biotechnology Center in San Diego, Calif. Senior Correspondent In eagerly awaited results from a new study, the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly reports that a pill its scientists developed ...

Popular weight-loss and type 2 diabetes drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic are typically taken as self-administered injections—a bearable albeit unpleasant jab to the abdomen or thigh. But drug ...

Every year, millions of Americans turn to weight loss pills, hoping for a simple solution to shed their stubborn pounds. Obesity affects over 40% of U.S. adults today, driving many to seek medication ...

Poor tolerability of GLP-1 obesity drugs leads many patients to stop taking them, resulting in gaining back the weight that was lost. Some drug companies are trying to develop other approaches that ...

If approved, the pill is expected to be far easier to administer than current injectables - and far easier to manufacture Eli Lilly & Co.'s stock soared 14% Thursday, to put it on track for its ...

A GLP-1 drug in pill form — no needles required — helped people with obesity and Type 2 diabetes lose 10% of their body weight and lower their blood sugar levels, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly ...

A pill version of semaglutide — the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy — helped people lose more than 13% of their body weight in a late-stage trial, pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced ...

Novo Nordisk said that patients taking a pill form of Wegovy in a clinical trial lost about as much weight as those who get the shot version, fueling new optimism that oral GLP-1 drugs could expand an ...