FDA approves Teva Pharmaceuticals' first GLP-1 obesity drug

Generic Saxenda is the first-ever generic GLP-1 indicated for weight loss, addressing increased demand for this category of therapies in the US market

Lilly's oral GLP-1 orforglipron succeeds in Phase 3 trial

Triggering global regulatory submissions this year for the treatment of obesity

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy approved in the US for the treatment of MASH

The accelerated approval is supported by results from part 1 of the ESSENCE trial

BioAge Labs doses first patient in BGE-102 phase 1 trial

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 1 study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of BGE-102 in healthy participants

Eli Lilly accused of bribing providers to prescribe GLP-1RA drugs

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly for bribing and illegally inducing medical providers to prescribe its most profitable drugs

Novo Nordisk submits application to EMA for higher dose of Wegovy for obesity treatment

The submission is based on data from the STEP UP and STEP UP T2D clinical trials

Dr. Morepen introduces ‘LightLife’ to long-lasting weight management

Sucralose safe to use in small doses; reveals MDRF study

Observes no adverse impact of non-nutritive sweetener (NNS) - sucralose on glycemic markers

Zealand Pharma announces positive topline results from the Phase 1b 16-week multiple ascending dose clinical trial with long-acting amylin analog petrelintide

Zealand Pharma anticipates initiation of a Phase 2b clinical trial in H2 2024

Biocon to obtain approval for diabetes drug, Liraglutide in UK

Liraglutide is a drug-device combination formulation used in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus