Merck, Novo Nordisk spared from 1,500 suits over diabetes drug blamed for cancer

Novo Nordisk has been let off the hook in multiple lawsuits brought forth by diabetes patients in the US, alleging cancer links with some of Novo’s and also Merck’s diabetes treatments.
Photo: Novo Nordisk / PR
Photo: Novo Nordisk / PR
By Jef Feeley, bloomberg

Consumers suing Merck & Co., Novo Nordisk A/S and other makers of diabetes drugs allegedly linked to pancreatic cancer are dropping their complaints, according to an email seen by Bloomberg.

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