Australians will be able to buy weight-loss drugs in tablet form by the end of the year after the medicines regulator approved a Wegovy pill, which will be an alternative to the weekly injections currently available.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Tuesday approved the daily pill made by Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, a move expected to dramatically increase the number of people taking the popular medicines known as GLP-1s.
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