At least a dozen experimental weight-loss drugs designed to be taken as pills are working their way through clinical trials, with the most advanced now in the third and final stage of testing.

Weight loss injections are essentially the opposite of pills in terms of pros and cons. They’re generally more effective and there are fewer restrictions around the timing of the dose than pills. They’re typically only taken once per week, which may be an easier schedule to stick to, especially for people who don’t take many medications regularly.

Injectable prescription drugs that reduce appetite — like Ozempic, Saxenda and Mounjaro — have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years.

The success of weight-loss injections has prompted pharmaceutical companies to produce a next-generation anti-obesity pill

As GLP-1 weight loss drugs fly off shelves, Kourtney Kardashian Barker is getting in on the hustle — well, sort of. As Business Insider and other outlets report, Kardashian Barker's brand Lemme has launched a new line of oral supplements marketed as an alternative to actual glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.

New weight-loss pills cause weight loss almost four times as fast as Ozempic and similar injectable treatments