WHO to endorse GLP-1 drugs for obesity, calls for global access The World Health Organization is poised to officially endorse GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Zepbound for treating obesity in adults worldwide by August or September 2025
Researchers have studied an oral version of semaglutide along with another GLP-1 drug, orforglipron (brand name Foundayo), for weight loss
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These included CT-996, a once-daily oral small-molecule oral GLP-1 receptor agonist, in Phase I, for treating obesity in patients with and without Type 2 diabetes, as well as two injectable clinical drug candidates: CT-388, a once-weekly subcutaneous injectable in Phase II, for treating obesity in patients with and without Type 2 diabetes, and CT-868, a once-daily subcutaneous injectable, in Phase II, for treating Type 1 diabetes patients with overweight or obesity