What if treating obesity could be as easy as popping an effective pill? That's a notion that has long fueled hope for many of the more than 40% of Americans who are considered obese — and fueled ...

Semaglutide is a drug used for weight loss. Oral tablets and injections are both effective ways to take semaglutide. Oral tablets do not require the use of needles, but you may need to take them daily ...

SAN DIEGO – Higher doses of oral semaglutide than the 14-mg/day dose that is currently approved for type 2 diabetes may be additional options for patients with prediabetes or diabetes and obesity, ...

Pills that work similarly to currently available injectable medications represent the next wave of metabolic disorder drugs, and Viking Therapeutics is pushing its drug candidate to the forefront with ...