Regulator approval means patients who meet criteria such as having obesity will be able to purchase pills with private prescription

As exclusively revealed by the Daily Mail last week, the Wegovy Pill - the tablet form of the once-weekly Wegovy injection - has been greenlit by health officials.

A new prescription-only weight loss tablet has been approved for use in the UK for people who are overweight and have a related condition like high blood pressure

Regulator approval means patients who meet criteria such as having obesity will be able to purchase pills with private prescription

Novo Nordisk wins U.K. approval for Wegovy pill, offering adults a daily oral weight-loss option backed by Phase 3 trial data.