Author: Emily Bigby, MD

A Wegovy Pill next to its prescription packaging, representing the first FDA-approved oral GLP-1 medication for weight loss

Wegovy® Pill: How It Works, Side Effects & Oral vs Injectable 

Needles have long been the primary path to GLP-1 therapy for weight loss. That reality excluded patients who couldn’t or wouldn’t self-inject, regardless of how much they might have benefited from treatment. While Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) has been available since 2019 for type 2 diabetes, no oral option existed specifically for obesity treatment … Read more