2BK9BHT Close up young woman taking pill, holding water glass Credit: AlamyA SECOND weight loss pill that works like a fat jab has been approved for UK patients.
One-a-day tablet orforglipron today got the green light from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
It will be named Foundayo and is made by Eli Lilly and Company, the manufacturer of blockbuster injection Mounjaro.
Mounjaro set an last year when doctors in England prescribed nearly £600million worth of the jabs.
It was more than has ever spent on a single medicine in one year.
Experts reckon the pill will be just as popular as it will likely be cheaper and easier to take.
MHRA approval is required before a drug can be used in the UK and it comes after the rival was signed off in June.
A study in March found patients – 8.2 per cent of their body weight in the first year compared to 5.3 per cent in people taking the Wegovy pill.
are expected to start selling the prescription-only pill, which also treats type 2 diabetes, within weeks.
Julian Beach, a director at the MHRA, said: “We are pleased to be the first regulator in Europe to authorise this tablet for weight management and type 2 diabetes.
“This is a prescription-only medication and the MHRA will keep the safety and effectiveness of orforglipron under close review.”
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