Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic as the first GLP-1 treatment option for people with type 2 ...

The drugmaker expects the regulator to remove Wegovy and Ozempic from its shortage list, blocking other companies from ...

Expanded Ozempic approval in the U.S. could transform how doctors treat patients with chronic kidney disease, which involves ...

The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk's Ozempic for reducing the risk of kidney failure and disease progression, as well as ...

The approval adds a new indication for GLP-1 drugs and gives Novo an advantage over Lilly’s rival diabetes drug Mounjaro, ...

risk of heart attacks and strokes. The FDA said Ozempic can be used to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening, kidney failure and death from cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 ...

The FDA has approved a new indication for semaglutide to lower the risk for worsening kidney disease, kidney failure and ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic for adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The drug is now indicated specifically to treat kidney failure, ...

Wegovy is a GLP-1 agonist containing semaglutide, the same active ingredient as Ozempic. While both medications share this ...

The new indications, approved Tuesday by the FDA, make Ozempic the most broadly indicated drug in its class, with the largest set of specific medical conditions that it may be prescribed to treat.