Wegovy Pill for weight loss
The Wegovy Pill is a prescription-only, once-daily tablet for weight management in adults. It contains semaglutide, the same active ingredient as Wegovy injections, and is used alongside a reduced-calorie diet and more activity.2
From £99 a month
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All content on this page has been medically reviewed by Naeem Teni, Clinical Lead. GPhC 2215591.
What is Wegovy Pill?
The Wegovy Pill is a prescription-only, once-daily tablet for weight management in adults. It contains semaglutide, the same active ingredient as Wegovy injections, and is used alongside a reduced-calorie diet and more activity.2
A clinician reviews your assessment before anything is prescribed, and is there if you have questions along the way.
How does Wegovy Pill work?
- It mimics a gut hormone. Semaglutide works like GLP-1, a hormone your gut releases after eating that tells your brain you've had enough.2
- Hunger turns down. For many people that means less hunger between meals and feeling full sooner, so eating less takes less effort.
- Why the morning routine matters. The tablet is absorbed in your stomach, and food or drink gets in the way. That's why it's taken on an empty stomach with only a small sip of water.2
- Your changes do the rest. It supports changes to how you eat and move rather than replacing them. When semaglutide stopped in trials, much of the weight tended to return.3
What is the dosing schedule for Wegovy Pill?
Each price is 30 tablets, a month’s supply. You only move up when your clinician agrees.
Prices include your treatment and the care around it. Plenty of people stay on a lower dose.
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How do I use Wegovy Pill?
- First thing. Take it when you wake up, on an empty stomach.2
- A small sip of water. Swallow the tablet whole with up to half a glass of water, and nothing else.2
- Wait 30 minutes. Before eating, drinking or taking other tablets, so it can be absorbed.2
- Keep it in the pack. Store tablets in their original packaging to protect them from moisture.
Missed a dose? Skip it and take your next tablet the following morning as usual. Don't take two at once.
How does Wegovy Pill compare with other options?
Figures are average weight loss at the highest dose in each medicine's main trial, alongside diet and activity. They come from different trials in different people, so they aren't a direct ranking. The one direct comparison: when tirzepatide (Mounjaro) and injected semaglutide (Wegovy) were tested head to head over 72 weeks, average weight loss was 20.2% and 13.7%.7
| Wegovy Pill | Mounjaro | Wegovy | Foundayo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Semaglutide · Daily tablet | Tirzepatide · Weekly injection | Semaglutide · Weekly injection | Orforglipron · Daily tablet |
| Average weight loss in main trial | 13.6% over 64 weeks1 | 20.9% over 72 weeks4 | 14.9% over 68 weeks5 | 11.2% over 72 weeks6 |
| Key points | Acts on GLP-1 On an empty stomach with a sip of water, 30 minutes before food | Acts on GIP and GLP-1 Same day each week | Acts on GLP-1 Same day each week | Acts on GLP-1 Any time of day, with or without food |
| Price | £99 a month | £149 a month | £119 a month | See pricing |
| This page | View Mounjaro → | View Wegovy → | View Foundayo → |
Is Wegovy Pill right for me?
It isn't suitable for everyone. Your assessment covers all of this, and a clinician checks your answers before anything is prescribed.
Usually suitable if
- You're an adult, 18 or over, living in the UK.
- Your BMI is 30 or more, or 27 or more with a weight-related condition such as high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes.2
- You're ready to use it alongside changes to how you eat and move.
- A clinician judges it safe with your health history and medicines.
Not suitable if
- You're pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
- You have a history of medullary thyroid cancer or MEN 2.
- You're allergic to semaglutide or any of its ingredients.
- You have certain conditions, such as severe gastrointestinal disease.
Quick check
What's my BMI?
BMI is only a guide. A clinician looks at your whole health history.
What are the side effects of Wegovy Pill?
Most side effects are mild, happen early on or after a dose increase, and ease with time. Your clinician is there if they don't.2
More common
Usually mild and short-lived
Rare
Get help straight away if
- Severe stomach pain that won't go away, sometimes reaching your back.
- Pain in the upper right of your stomach, fever, or yellowing skin or eyes.
- Vomiting or diarrhoea that stops you keeping fluids down.
- Swelling of your face, lips or throat, or trouble breathing.
Planning a pregnancy? Stop semaglutide at least 2 months before trying to conceive, as it takes time to leave your body.2
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References (7)
- Wharton S, et al. Oral semaglutide at a dose of 25 mg in adults with overweight or obesity (OASIS 4). N Engl J Med. 2025;393(11):1077–1087.
- Wegovy (oral semaglutide) tablets, product information. Novo Nordisk.
- Wilding JPH, et al. Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: the STEP 1 trial extension. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2022;24(8):1553–1564.
- Jastreboff AM, et al. Tirzepatide once weekly for the treatment of obesity (SURMOUNT-1). N Engl J Med. 2022;387:205–216.
- Wilding JPH, et al. Once-weekly semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity (STEP 1). N Engl J Med. 2021;384:989–1002.
- Wharton S, et al. Orforglipron, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity treatment (ATTAIN-1). N Engl J Med. 2025;393(18):1796–1806.
- Aronne LJ, et al. Tirzepatide as compared with semaglutide for the treatment of obesity (SURMOUNT-5). N Engl J Med. 2025.