EU regulator set to decide on Wegovy’s heart benefits in April

The European Medicines Agency expects to decide in April whether Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug, Wegovy, can also be used to treat heart patients with obesity, says Executive Director Emer Cooke.

By April Roach, Bloomberg

The drugmaker is seeking approval in both Europe and the US for a label change that would allow Wegovy to be prescribed as a therapy to reduce heart attacks and strokes in people who are overweight. The US Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review for Novo’s request.

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