US FDA accepts Novo Nordisk's application for oral Wegovy for weight loss
US FDA accepts Novo Nordisk's application for oral Wegovy for weight loss
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on May 2, 2025
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on May 2, 2025
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted Novo Nordisk's marketing application for an oral version of its weight-loss drug Wegovy and will take a decision by the fourth quarter, the Danish drugmaker said on Friday.
The company's experimental once-daily version will become the first oral GLP-1 for chronic weight management, if approved.
Novo Nordisk's oral GLP-1 drug Rybelsus, which also has the same active ingredient semaglutide, is already approved for blood sugar control in adults with diabetes.
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
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