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, 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.
Regulators have approved the drug as a treatment for weight loss, Type 2 diabetes and lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
The FDA’s approval of Ozempic to battle chronic kidney disease “allows us to more broadly address conditions within cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which affects millions of
Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday the U.S. FDA has approved its blockbuster drug Ozempic to lower the risk of progression of chronic kidney disease and the organ's failure, and death due to heart problems in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic (semaglutide) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening, kidney failure and cardiovascular disease (CVD) death in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Novo Nordisk (NVO) said its popular diabetes drug Ozempic, or semaglutide, has been approved for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes. Read more here.
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