Doctors Aren’t Shocked by the Findings

The Wegovy pill has been popular since its launch, but the public largely seems to view injectable forms of the medication as better, says Jamie Alan, PharmD, PhD, an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State University in East Lansing.

“The oral form does work; it’s just a little bit less effective than the injectable,” says Mir Ali, MD, the medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California.

Dr. Siegel agrees, but he adds that switching GLP-1s from an injectable to an oral does not guarantee weight loss…

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