Novo Nordisk starts crucial trial of obesity tablet

While Novo Nordisk struggles to meet the demand for its injection-based treatment Wegovy in the US, the pharmaceutical company has started a phase IIIa trial of semaglutide as a tablet-based treatment for obesity, aiming for similar weight loss results.
Photo: Stine Tidsvilde
Photo: Stine Tidsvilde
BY CHRISTOPHER DUE KARLSSON, TRANSLATED BY CATHERINE BRETT

On Monday, Novo Nordisk initiated a global phase IIIa trial of semaglutide in tablet form, as a treatment for obesity, the pharmaceutical company confirms to MedWatch.

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