Novo Nordisk's chief executive is preparing for a showdown next week with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders over the high price of blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drugs, as Ozempic falls into the scope of U.

Novo Nordisk, tje manufacturer behind Ozempic and Wegovy has another weight loss medication in the works — but according to its trial results, it has some pretty freaky side effects. As Fierce Biotech reports,

Key Takeaways Novo Nordisk's U.S.-listed shares lost ground Friday after a Phase 2a trial of the pharmaceutical firm’s latest obesity treatment showed less effectiveness in higher doses.Based on the results,

Novo Nordisk's shares fell nearly 5% on Friday after results from a Phase 2a trial of the Danish drugmaker's experimental obesity pill monlunabant came in below market expectations.

Data from an early stage clinical trial suggests Novo Nordisk’s new weight loss pill amycretin could produce greater and more rapid weight loss than its popular obesity injection Wegovy.

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk (NVO) announced mixed results today for a phase 2 trial of an experimental weight loss pill that works differently than its already-popular weight loss drug Wegovy.

Novo Nordisk fell more than 4% on Friday to their lowest level since Aug. 10 after the Danish drugmaker reported results from a Phase 2a trial of its experimental obesity pill monlunabant that came in below market expectations.

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) announced headline results from a phase 2a clinical trial with monlunabant, a small-molecule oral cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) inverse agonist. After 16 weeks of treatment,