Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Novo Nordisk expects a minor negative impact on 2026 sales growth due to price cuts on GLP-1 drugs for U.S. insurance programs.
(Corrects November 6 story to say Novo expects an estimated negative low single-digit impact, not global sales to decline by low single-digit percentage)
(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said it currently expects an estimated negative low single-digit impact to global sales growth in 2026 after the drugmaker unveiled a deal on Thursday to slash prices of popular GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs for U.S. government-backed insurance programs and cash payers.
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo)
Global sales growth refers to the increase in sales revenue generated by a company across all markets worldwide over a specific period. It is an important metric for assessing a company's overall performance and market presence.
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