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AbbVie Inc. will license a drug to treat obesity from Denmark’s Gurba A/S, a preclinical contract research services and peptide-based drug discovery, for about $2.2 billion to mark its entry into the obesity treatment space.
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AbbVie inks $2.2b deal with Denmark’s Gurba, enters weight-loss market

 HQ Team March 4, 2025: AbbVie Inc. will license a drug to treat obesity from Denmark’s Gurba A/S, a preclinical contract research services.

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Eli Lilly cuts price of weight-loss drug Zepbound to take on copycats
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Eli Lilly cuts price of weight-loss drug Zepbound to take on copycats

Eli Lilly and Company cut the prices of its weight-loss drug  Zepbound, available in single-dose vials, in a bid to end compounding companies from.

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US-based biotechnology company Viking Therapeutics Inc., reported “positive” results from its early-stage weight-loss oral drug and the pill showed mild to moderate side effects.
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Understanding muscle loss concerns with weight loss drugs like Wegovy

HQ Team November 8, 2024: The rise of weight loss medications such as Ozempic (semaglutide) and Wegovy has sparked significant interest and usage.

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Overdose of weight-loss drugs and dosing errors by patients and healthcare providers have led to adverse events, including hospitalisation, the USFDA warned.
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FDA issues warning over weight-loss drug overdose, dosing errors

Overdose of weight-loss drugs and dosing errors by patients and healthcare providers have led to adverse events, including hospitalisation, the USFDA warned.

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The FDA has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit weight-loss injection Ozempic which have no information about the drug’s identity, quality or safety.
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FDA starts crackdown against fake Ozempic weight-loss drug 

HQ Team December 22, 2023: The FDA has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit weight-loss injection Ozempic which have no information about the.

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Dutch pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, has stopped testing Ozempic to treat the progression of renal impairment in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease after the interim results met certain pre-specified” criteria for efficacy.
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Novo Nordisk stops testing of Ozempic as kidney trial meets efficacy goals

HQ Team October 11, 2023: Dutch pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, has stopped testing Ozempic to treat the progression of renal impairment in people.

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