FDA will not act on European study of GLP-1 drugs

The European Medicines Agency announced last week that it will investigate GLP-1 drugs for suicide risk. The US counterpart is not planning to follow suit.
Photo: Andrew Kelly
Photo: Andrew Kelly
by MARKETWIRE

Last week, the European Medicines Agency, EMA, announced that it will investigate GLP-1 receptor agonists, including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic (semaglutide), Saxenda (liraglutide) and Wegovy (semaglutide) for suicide risk after several so-called safety signals were reported.

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