Pfizer's weight-loss pill could be as effective as Novo Nordisk's Ozempic

A phase II trial shows that Pfizer’s candidate induces a similar weight loss to that of type 2 diabetes treatment Ozempic. 
Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by marketwire, translated by daniel pedersen

An oral drug candidate, danuglipron, from Pfizer has demonstrated a similar weight-loss effect to Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s best-selling type 2 diabetes treatment, Ozempic (semaglutide), which is injected once weekly. 

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