The Novo Nordisk logo is seen with tablets, capsules, and syringes in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on August 9, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The first wave of generic versions of Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 weight-loss drugs launched in India over the weekend, with at least five domestic drugmakers undercutting the original…
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Novo Nordisk has dropped its legal case against telehealth provider Hims & Hers over patent infringement, after the two companies agreed Hims would sell Novo’s branded medicines through its platform. “We have decided to drop the current court proceedings and, of course, we reserve to bring that back if need be, but I don’t foresee…
Novo Nordisk was the first company to make a GLP-1 drug for weight loss and became Europe’s most valuable company. But its troubles are stacking up and today the stock trades at just a quarter of what it did at its peak less than two years ago. Pricing pressure, fierce competition, and pipeline setbacks have…
Novo Nordisk stock fell 13% Monday after it said its next-generation weight loss drug didn’t meet its key goal of showing that it wasn’t inferior to Eli Lilly’s rival drug. The drug, CagriSema, didn’t achieve its primary endpoint of demonstrating non-inferiority on weight loss when compared to Eli Lilly’s rival drug tirzepatide after 84 weeks,…
The Supreme Court during a rain storm in Washington, Feb. 20, 2026. Annabelle Gordon | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump’s country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs are unconstitutional, delivering a win for many consumer companies facing higher import costs. But the ruling doesn’t cover all sectors. The Supreme Court…
Mike Doustdar, CEO of Novo Nordisk, speaks in the Oval Office during an event about weight loss drugs at the White House, Nov. 6, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk entered 2026 with the momentum of a historic year in more ways than one — but recent weeks have delivered more…
A pedestrian walks by a CVS store in Greenbrae, California, on July 31, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images CVS Health on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat estimates and reaffirmed the 2026 profit guidance that impressed investors, signaling steady progress in the health-care giant’s turnaround plan. “’24 was a tough year for…
A box of Wegovy pills arranged at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration said Novo Nordisk‘s TV advertisement for its newly launched Wegovy pill for obesity included “false or misleading” claims about the medicine’s abilities and benefits to…
The logo of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is displayed in front of its offices in Bagsvaerd, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 4, 2026. Tom Little | Reuters Novo Nordisk on Monday said it is suing online telehealth provider Hims & Hers for mass marketing cheaper, unapproved copies of the drugmaker’s new Wegovy obesity pill and injections in…
