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July 9, 2026 3:55 PM

Novo Nordisk Launches Once-Weekly Basal Insulin Awiqli in India

Novo Nordisk India on Thursday announced the launch of Awiqli (insulin icodec), which the company says is the world's first once-weekly basal insulin for adults with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. The treatment reduces the insulin regimen from one inject...

August 1, 2024 5:26 PM

Lilly says weight loss drug cut heart failure risk by 38% in trial

Trial results show Eli Lilly's weight loss drug Zepbound reduces the risk of hospitalization, death and other outcomes for obese adults with a common type of heart failure, the company said on Thursday as it continues to build a case for the medicati...

July 30, 2024 4:00 PM

Ozempic linked to less tobacco-related healthcare use in study

Smokers with type 2 diabetes taking Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic had fewer tobacco-related medical encounters and fewer interventions to help them quit smoking than those who received other diabetes drugs, according to a study of electronic health record...

July 11, 2024 7:35 PM

Pfizer moves forward with once-daily weight-loss pill

Pfizer plans to move a reworked, once-a-day version of its weight-loss pill danuglipron into clinical trials later this year, the company said on Thursday, after scrapping a twice- daily version of the drug late last year. The new drug is part of th...

Last updated on: 11th July 2026

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