GLP-1

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AstraZeneca builds in obesity with $2bn+ Eccogene deal

AstraZeneca headlined its third-quarter earnings update with news of a $185 million upfront licensing deal with Chinese biotech Eccogene for an orally active GLP-1 agonist

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EMA finds no evidence GLP-1 agonists cause thyroid cancer

The EMA’s safety committee has said that, after a review of available data, it has found no evidence that GLP-1 agonist drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Eli Lilly’

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Why medical weight loss is more complicated than GLP-1s

A few weeks ago on the pharmaphorum podcast, we discussed the new GLP-1 weight loss drugs and their shake-up effect on the medical weight loss industry.

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Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide aces another outcomes trial

Novo Nordisk has halted a phase 3 trial of its Ozempic formulation of GLP-1 agonist semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) early aft

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EMA probes suicide risk with Novo Nordisk obesity drugs

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a review of two Novo Nordisk drugs used to treat obesity and those overweight, following reports of suicidal thoughts or se

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