Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill now broadly available across America
Wegovy pill was approved on December 22, 2025 and is used with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity for adults with obesity, or with overweight who also have weight-related medical problems, to help them lose weight and keep it off.
January 12, 2026
“We know there are people who are interested in addressing their weight but have been waiting on the sidelines for a medicine that was right for them. For many of them, that wait is over as we can now offer the powerful efficacy of Wegovy in a once-daily pill that demonstrated about 17% weight loss, if all patients stayed on treatment,” stated Ed Cinca, senior vice president, Marketing & Patient Solutions at Novo Nordisk.
Exclusive interview: Jens Juul Holst
His is not a household name, but the drugs developed thanks to Danish scientist Jens Juul Holst’s research certainly are.
Published: January 12, 2026
