Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Gets FDA Approval

Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Gets FDA Approval as Kidney-Disease Treatment
Ozempic, or semaglutide, can now be used to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease or kidney failure in adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, Novo Nordisk said.
F.D.A. Approves Ozempic to Treat Kidney Disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of serious complications in people who have both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to treat chronic kidney disease in those with diabetes, expanding its use
Expanded Ozempic approval in the U.S. could transform how doctors treat patients with chronic kidney disease, which involves a gradual loss of kidney function.
US FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to reduce diabetic kidney disease progression
Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday the U.S. FDA has approved its blockbuster drug Ozempic to lower the risk of progression of chronic kidney disease and the organ's failure, and death due to heart problems in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Ozempic Approved By FDA For Kidney Disease—In Ultra-Popular Drug’s Latest Approval
Regulators have approved the drug as a treatment for weight loss, Type 2 diabetes and lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Novo’s Ozempic Notches Approval for Kidney Disease, Widening Use
Novo Nordisk A/S’s blockbuster Ozempic won US approval to treat chronic kidney disease in patients who also have type 2 diabetes, further expanding the popular drug’s use.
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