Taking the new Wegovy pill every day is really complicated. Will patients stick with it?

Published: Feb. 10, 2026 at 3:48 p.m. ET

Patients are thrilled that there’s finally a GLP-1 pill, but swallowing one is not as simple as it seems.

Taking Novo Nordisk’s NVO Wegovy pill is an exacting process. You have to take it first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, with no more than half a cup of water. Then you wait 30 minutes before eating breakfast, drinking coffee and other liquids, or taking other medications. You have to take the pill every day at the same time, and you must store it in the bottle (and not a pill box for travel).