Novo Nordisk has asked the FDA to stop compounding pharmacies making cheaper versions of its semaglutide-based therapies for obesity and diabetes, saying the drug is too complex to be made
Damage to a Baxter manufacturing facility caused by Hurricane Helene, which rolled across the east US a couple of weeks ago, has led to shortages in some critical medicines.
The FDA has said it has agreed to reconsider its decision to prevent compounding pharmacies from producing and selling versions of Eli Lilly's diabetes and obesity drug tirzepatide.
Digital health company Noom has launched a compound pharmacy-made version of Novo Nordisk's obesity drug semaglutide to make the drug more accessible to consumers in the US.
The US FDA has approved a fourth product via its new National Priority Voucher Programme -- a 7.2 mg dose of Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide), to be marketed as Wegovy HD.