Novo Nordisk announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) under the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that the use of Saxenda® is expanded for the treatment of obesity in adolescents aged 12–17 years.
Novo Nordisk’s obesity management treatment Saxenda (liraglutide) has been recommended for use by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended a new treatment option developed by Novo Nordisk for adults with obesity and non-diabetic hyperglycaemia.
Anti-obesity drug Saxenda has been one of Novo Nordisk’s key growth drivers lately—and apparently, a Korean wholesaler noticed. The pharmaceutical middleman allegedly smuggled the popular drug into China, where it’s not yet approved.