Oral GLP-1 formulations are adding manufacturing complexity in a different dimension: on December 22, 2025, the FDA approved Novo Nordisk's oral Wegovy 25 mg as the first oral GLP-1 therapy for weight loss, bringing with it the manufacturing requirements of oral solid dosage pharmaceutical production at commercial scale, a fundamentally different infrastructure challenge from parenteral peptide API synthesis
Some patients ask whether tirzepatide makes you tired directly, and the answer is nuanced, involving both the medication itself and the caloric changes it produces
That approval gave these medications clinical credibility beyond weight management, which means employers are hearing more requests from employees and physicians for coverage
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