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Weight-loss war heats up as Wegovy rival found to lead to faster and greater results

Shares in Novo Nordisk were down 1.1% after the study

The Independent UK

The Future of Weight-Loss Drugs for Investors

Weight-loss drugs’ impact could reach far beyond their target user, potentially creating headwinds for shares of snack makers and packaged-food firms, as well as medical device makers that specialize in knee replacements, insulin pumps and sleep apnea machines.

Kiplinger

Novo Nordisk CEO to face off with Bernie Sanders over 1,300% Ozempic markup in U.S.

Novo's Danish CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen will face the U.S. Senate in September to defend Wegovy's and Ozempic's eye-watering prices.

Fortune

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In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business

Chinese pharmaceutical companies are racing to roll out weight-loss drugs amid the popularity of Ozempic.

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Danish firm behind weight-loss drug Wegovy raises profit forecast to £15.3bn

Novo Nordisk, which is now Europe’s most valuable company, also reports strong sales of diabetes drug Ozempic

The Guardian - UK

Europe's Most Valuable Stock Is a Must-Own Near 52-Week Highs

Despite concerns over its ability to meet surging semaglutide demand, this Danish pharmaceutical giant holds a dominant position in the diabetes and insulin markets - and now commands the lead in Europe's stock market, too. Here's why NVO is a must-own stock.

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Novo Nordisk vs. Eli Lilly: Which Mega-Cap Healthcare Stock is a Better Buy for 2024?

Healthcare stocks LLY and NVO have crushed broader market returns in the past two decades. But with competition heating up over obesity drugs, which mega-cap stock is a better buy today?

Barchart

Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk could make prices flexible—without cutting them—to persuade more health systems to cover the weight-loss drugs

Weight-loss drug Wegovy faces high demand, limited supply, and tricky health care systems to navigate.

Fortune

Scientists have discovered a new benefit to Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy: It can cut heart-related deaths by 20%, drugmaker reports

Wegovy was found to cut the risk of serious heart events by 20%—Novo Nordisk has now asked the U.S. FDA to reflect the heart benefits in the drug's label.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk faces first real test as Eli Lilly wins approval for a weight loss-aiding drug

U.S. regulators signed off on Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Zepbound, which can also be used to aid weight loss like Wegovy and Ozempic.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk threatens to expand in US in row over EU rules

Novo Nordisk's CEO doesn't like proposed new EU rules that would cut the period for which drugmakers enjoy exclusivity for their products from 10 years to eight years.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk isn’t alone: Sales of Wegovy rival Mounjaro explode as drugmaker Eli Lilly profits from Americans’ weight-loss craze

Drugs helping weight-loss like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro drove blockbuster sales for the pharma giants in the third quarter.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk gives foodmakers $900 million reason to worry

Sales would have been higher if not for a shortfall following surging demand.

Fortune

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The Guardian - UK

Sales soar at Danish firm behind weight-loss drug semaglutide

Novo Nordisk says it struggling to keep up with demand after becoming Europe’s most valuable company

Fortune

Wall Street is now betting against restaurant stocks because of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and high interest rates

Short positions on companies such as McDonald’s and Starbucks have increased in the last month, and weight loss drugs are part of the reason why.

Fortune

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have so much promise a major bank is telling investors to short junk food stocks

Barclays strategists expect "disruption into a number of industries," thanks to drugs like Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk beats LVMH to become Europe’s most valuable company after it takes its ‘miracle’ weight loss drug Wegovy to the U.K.

The Danish pharma giant overtook French luxury conglomerate LVMH as the most valuable European company, which held the title since 2021.

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Novo Nordisk developed Ozempic and started a weight-loss revolution. Its next moonshot is eliminating obesity altogether

Novo’s Ozepmic and Wegovy drugs have altered the mission of the 100-year-old Danish pharma firm best known—until now—for insulin.

Fortune

Ozempic maker now wants to keep people from becoming obese in the first place

Novo Nordisk is investing in obesity prevention, the 'real big frontier' of weight loss.

Barchart

Why You Should Go Overweight On Novo Nordisk Stock

Novo Nordisk is already the global kingpin in diabetes treatments, with about 30% of the $50+ billion global diabetes market and around half of the $20 billion insulin therapy market. Now, it is becoming a powerhouse in weight-loss drugs, thanks to its Wegovy drug.

Businessweek

Good Luck Paying for Those $10,000 Obesity Drugs Everyone’s Talking About

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can cause dramatic weight loss, and could create a market worth $150 billion a year.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: maker of Wegovy ‘skinny jab’ is funding NHS weight-loss services

Critics fear conflict of interest as Novo Nordisk helps medics ‘reduce unnecessary barriers’ to treatment for obesity

Tribune News Service

Six-month Ozempic shortage mostly over after weight-loss craze drained supply

Novo Nordisk A/S replenished supplies of Ozempic, a treatment for diabetes, after social media-driven enthusiasm over the drug’s use for weight loss led to six months of shortages.

WEKU

Novo Nordisk will cut some U.S. insulin prices by up to 75% starting next year

The Danish drugmaker's move follows a similar announcement by rival Eli Lilly earlier this month. More than 8 million Americans use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association.

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