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pill

[pil] / pɪl /
NOUN
capsule of medicine
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NOUN
person who is annoying
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The Danish drugmaker said late Sunday that the pill hit one million prescriptions 12 weeks after reaching U.S. pharmacies and online providers, with a further two million prescriptions achieved in the following 10 weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Novo said its Wegovy obesity pill has hit more than 3 million prescriptions since it became available in early January.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The analysts at Citi also highlighted what they said were real-world signals of waning efficacy in Wegovy pill as roughly a quarter to a third of patients are no longer losing weight.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Having initially launched the Wegovy pill in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I know there’s nothing I can do about the dissolving tablet, but maybe, with practice, I can squirrel away both the capsule and the green pill.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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