Oral Wegovy Outperforms Orforglipron in Weight Loss and Tolerability

The emergence of oral glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists marks a significant advancement in obesity pharmacotherapy, offering needle-free alternatives to injectable agents. In this context, a new population-adjusted indirect treatment comparison (ITC), to be presented at the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) 2026 annual meeting, evaluated the relative efficacy and tolerability of oral semaglutide 25 mg (Wegovy® pill) versus orforglipron 36 mg.