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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ella Pickover

Once-a-day pill will provide ‘more access’ to weight loss medication

A new study has confirmed the safety and effectiveness of a new once-a-day weight loss pill (Alamy/PA) -

A once-a-day pill could offer “more access” to weight loss medication, experts have said after a new study confirmed the tablet can help people shed up to a tenth of their body weight.

Researchers said the pill will be cheaper than weight loss injections and could potentially make the medication available to a wider group of people who currently cannot afford to pay the high cost of the jabs.

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