New weight-loss drugs may bypass the need to inject
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It may feel like there has been a stream of stories about drugs used for weight loss in 2023, but get ready for double helpings in 2024. A more potent fat-busting injection will probably enter clinics and we will see further trial results for a smorgasbord of treatments in the pipeline.
Semaglutide, possibly the most talked-about medicine of 2023, was developed to treat diabetes and sold as the self-injectable Ozempic. It works by mimicking the action of a gut hormone called…