They also point the way to a new class of antidepressants that could be freer of side effects and faster-acting than those in use today, and that may help patients for whom existing treatments dont work or have stopped working
Most incretin weight-loss therapies are injected subcutaneously, but oral semaglutide is already licensed in the UK for T2DM as Rybelsus, while its manufacturer Novo Nordisk has published positive phase III results (OASIS-4, NCT05564117) for its 25mg semaglutide pill for weight loss 6
It is good to know that NICE is still recommending starting drugs sequentially
The first is oral Wegovy, a daily tablet of semaglutide approved by the US FDA at the 25 mg dose in December 2025 this dose is not yet available in the UAE, but is expected soon
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