US EditionLaunch of Wegovy Pill Looks to Be Going Strong so Far
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Launch of Wegovy pill looks to be going strong so far
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Morning! Today, we see a new synthetic biology startup, backed by Frances Arnold and Bob Langer. Plus, it’s still early, but Novo Nordisk already appears to be having a robust rollout of the Wegovy pill. New FDA pathway brings promise, and concerns Bioethicists including the University of Pennsylvania’s Holly Fernandez Lync…
Since their arrival on the market, the new drugs against obesity, similar to the GLP-1, shake the pharma industry. With their effects on satiety, and the promise of consequent weight loss, they have already brought several tens of billions of dollars to the two star laboratories on the market: the American company Lilly, which has become the most valued pharmaceutical laboratory in the world and the Danish giant Novo Nordisk.
Major bank: Wegovy pill could reach peak sales of over DKK 40 billion. Novo Nordisk has already increased its value by approximately 20 percent since the pill version of Wegovy was approved in the US before Christmas. The first prescription figures
Next steps for Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer
A pharmacist displays a box of Wegovy pills at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, Jan. 15, 2026. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images The future of the booming obesity drug market won’t hinge on drugs that deliver greater weight loss alone. Top executives from drugmakers big and small told CNBC that the next phase of the space will be defined by a broader range of treatment options and improved access for patients. Those were among the themes that e…
Novo's Wegovy pill launch wows with strong early uptake: analysts
With just a few months to go before Eli Lilly expects to launch its own oral GLP-1 obesity drug, Novo Nordisk is making the most of its head start with the Wegovy pill. In the second week of oral Wegovy’s launch, which ended Jan. 16, the pill logged roughly 18,400 total prescriptions, according to…
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