US Food and Drug Administration approves new weight-loss drug

The US Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of a new weight-loss drug, and one report described it as the first oral GLP-1 drug for this purpose. Sources differ on the approval date: one gives August 14, 2025, while the other gives July 2025.

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• One report described the drug as the first oral GLP-1 drug for weight loss.

  «إدارة الغذاء والدواء تعتمد أول دواء فموي من فئة GLP-1 لإنقاص الوزن»

  EMY
• BusinessWorld coverage stated that the approval date is August 14, 2025.

  «fda approves new weight-loss drug august 14 2025»

  BusinessWorld Online
• EMY coverage stated that the approval date is July 2025.

  «fda approves first oral glp-1 weight loss drug july 2025»

  EMY

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