GLP-1 pills vs injections.
Weekly injection or daily tablet? The honest trade-offs between GLP-1 pills and injections — routine, efficacy, and price.
The UK now has both forms of GLP-1 weight-loss medicine, and the choice is more about your routine than you'd think.
The injections
Mounjaro and Wegovy are once-weekly pens. Trial weight-loss figures run higher (roughly 15–21% average at top doses), they need refrigeration and cold-chain delivery, and there's a needle — though most people find the pens far gentler than expected.
The tablets
The Wegovy pill and Foundayo are once-daily tablets. No needles, no fridge. The Wegovy pill demands a strict morning fasting routine; Foundayo — newly licensed in the UK on 10 August 2026 — doesn't. Trial figures run a little lower than the top injections.
On price
Compare like-for-like at the live trackers — Monj, iGovy, oGovy, Frayo — and factor in delivery. And the decision itself? That's a prescriber conversation, not a price-tag one.
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