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The medication should be viewed as an adjunct to, not a replacement for, comprehensive behavioural support
Carey Goldberg, a contributing writer for Globe Ideas, is a former Boston bureau chief for The New York Times and Bloomberg News, and a former health and science reporter for the Globe and WBUR
Q1 2026 Context: Why Today's Earnings Matter Today's Novo Nordisk Q1 2026 earnings report (May 6) gave the first hard numbers on how fast the high-dose pen is moving: Worldwide obesity-care sales grew 22% at constant exchange rates The oral semaglutide pill, launched January 5, 2026, hit 1.3 million prescriptions in Q1 alone over 2 million since launch Weekly oral pill prescriptions exceeded 200,000 by the week ending April 17 2026 sales and operating-profit guidance was raised on the strength of the launches The takeaway for buyers: branded GLP-1 supply is no longer constrained the way it was in 2023-2024
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