Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Gets FDA Approval

FDA approves Ozempic to reduce risks from chronic kidney disease in diabetes patients
Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce certain risks associated with chronic kidney disease,
Ozempic Approved By FDA For Kidney Disease—In Ultra-Popular Drug’s Latest Approval
Regulators have approved the drug as a treatment for weight loss, Type 2 diabetes and lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
F.D.A. Approves Ozempic to Treat Kidney Disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of serious complications in people who have both Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Gets FDA Approval as Kidney-Disease Treatment
Ozempic, or semaglutide, can now be used to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease or kidney failure in adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, Novo Nordisk said.
FDA approves Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic for chronic kidney disease, expanding use in U.S.
Ozempic’s expanded approval in the U.S. could transform how doctors treat patients with the condition, which involves a gradual loss of kidney function.
Ozempic Receives FDA Approval To Treat Kidney Disease
The FDA on Tuesday approves Ozempic, the weight loss drug made by Novo Nordisk, for the treatment of chronic kidney disease in patients who also have type 2 diabetes.
Ozempic Approval Expanded to Include T2D Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Ozempic ® (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline, end-stage kidney disease, and cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Novo Nordisk expands Ozempic's turf with new FDA nod to curb kidney disease risks
When Novo Nordisk unveiled kidney outcomes data for its star GLP-1 medicine Ozempic last May, the company’s executive medical director suggested the results could help set a new standard for “holis | The FDA on Tuesday gave Ozempic a thumbs-up to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening,
FDA Approves Ozempic to Reduce Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
Chronic kidney disease affects about 37 million adults in the United States and is expected to rise. It is a common complication of type 2 diabetes.
USFDA gives nod to Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic to reduce risk of kidney failure
Last month, the European Medicines Agency allowed Novo to add risk reduction for events related to kidney disease to the label of Ozempic.
US FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to cut risk of diabetic kidney disease progression
The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk's Ozempic for reducing the risk of kidney failure and disease progression, as well as death due to heart problems in diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD),
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