US FDA approves Iterum's treatment for urinary infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Iterum Therapeutics' oral antibiotic to treat a type of urinary tract ...
Ozempic and Alzheimer's, 23andMe's crisis, and Novo Nordisk wants a crackdown: Pharma news roundup
A new study found a link between NovoNordisk’s blockbuster drug Ozempic and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease. 23andMe, ...
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Use of Weight Loss Drug Widespread, and Costly
As obesity rates in the United States soar, insurance companies, including Medicaid and Medicare, are facing financial headwinds to pay for prescription drugs for weight loss. Semaglutide, the generic ...
Viking Therapeutics' stock soars 18% as data on oral weight-loss drug looms
Viking Therapeutics Inc.'s stock soared 18% Thursday, after the biotech, which is developing a weight-loss drug in pill form that has raised high hopes among analysts and investors, posted earnings ...
Novo Nordisk asks FDA to ban cheap copies of Wegovy, Ozempic, CNBC reports
Novo Nordisk (NVO) has asked the FDA to ban cheap copies of its weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, arguing they pose safety risks, ...
Ozempic May Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s. That’s Huge for Novo Nordisk.
Ozempic and Wegovy, the two brand names under which the company sells the GLP-1 drug semaglutide, are already blockbusters.
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Block production of compounded Ozempic, drug maker asks FDA
This week, Novo Nordisk, the Copenhagen, Denmark based pharmaceutical company, asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...
Ozempic may significantly lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease — here’s how
Nearly 7 million Americans 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, which gradually destroys memory and thinking ...
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The economics of thinness (Ozempic edition)
Early man first invented tools. Then he invented jewellery. Archeologists have discovered strings of shells, believed to have ...
Ozempic And Wegovy Maker Novo Nordisk Asks FDA To Halt Production Of Compounded Fat Loss Drugs Due To Their 'Inherent Complexity'
Novo Nordisk NVO has appealed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt the production of compounded versions of ...
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Christine Seidman, MD, is awarded 2024 Maria I. New International Prize for Biomedical Research
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will award its 2024 Maria I. New International Prize for Biomedical Research to ...