the pill

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The update on AstraZeneca’s midstage study for the pill, elecoglipron, was probably one of the most awaited presentations from European pharma companies at this year’s meeting of the American Diabetes Association, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Olivier Picard, Chair of the National Pharmacy Association called the approval of the pill "significant", adding that it could help patients who are unable or do not wish to take the injectable version.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

More recently, I tidied the home of a friend who was in the hospital, the pill bottles and crumpled blankets left in situ as evidence of someone else’s pain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Then he’d hand me a glass of water, stand there in front of me, and watch while I drank the whole thing to make sure the pill actually went down.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac