Novo Nordisk's Wegovy earns B+ from US nonprofit research organization

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review has reviewed the Danish firm’s obesity drug next to other treatments, concluding it is better overall but more expensive than typical cost-effectiveness thresholds.
Photo: Novo Nordisk / PR
Photo: Novo Nordisk / PR
by marketwire, translated by daniel pedersen

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy is a ”step forward” when it comes to increasing the weight loss of people with obesity, according to US-based nonprofit research organization the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, or ICER, which has assessed the comparative clinical effectiveness of several obesity treatments.

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