With all doses of FDA-approved Wegovy ® fully available nationwide, it is illegal under US compounding laws to make or sell knockoff "semaglutide" drugs, with rare exceptions New, one-time $199 first-month offer for Wegovy ® available through June 30, 2025 ; offer designed to help new self-paying patients previously prescribed unapproved "semaglutide" start on FDA-approved Wegovy ® "Choose the Real Thing" campaign launching... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 16 May 2025 – Novo Nordisk today announced changes to its executive leadership and Board of Directors. As per mutual agreement with the Novo Nordisk Board, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen will step down from his role as CEO of Novo Nordisk. He will continue as CEO for a period to support a smooth transition to new leadership. A search for Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen’s successor is ongoing, and an announcement will... Read More

Rybelsus ® reduced major adverse cardiovascular events by 14% vs placebo in adults with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular and/or chronic kidney disease in the SOUL cardiovascular outcomes trial 1 . Data were presented at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) Annual Scientific Session and Expo in Chicago, US, while simultaneously published today in New England Journal of Medicine 2 . Rybelsus ® , the only approved oral... Read More

Ozempic ® improved maximum walking distance by 13% vs placebo in adults with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the phase 3 STRIDE trial 1 . Data were presented at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) Annual Scientific Session and Expo in Chicago, US, while simultaneously published today in The Lancet 2 . Approximately 230 million people globally have PAD, a severe form of atherosclerotic... Read More

The Wegovy ® savings offer is good for all dose strengths of Wegovy ® Eligible cash-paying patients can redeem this offer at the retail pharmacy of their choice PLAINSBORO, N.J. , March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Novo Nordisk announced updates to the Wegovy ® savings program, allowing all eligible cash-paying patients access to Wegovy ® (semaglutide) injection 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 1.7 mg, and 2.4 mg at their local... Read More

Guangdong, China and Bagsværd, Denmark, 24 March 2025 – The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited (TUL) and Novo Nordisk A/S (Novo Nordisk) today announced that Novo Nordisk and TUL’s wholly-owned subsidiary The United Bio-Technology (Hengqin) Co., Ltd. (United Biotechnology), have entered into an exclusive license agreement for UBT251, a triple agonist of the receptors for GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon in... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 10 March 2025 – Today, Novo Nordisk announced headline results from REDEFINE 2, a phase 3 trial in the global REDEFINE programme. REDEFINE 2 is a 68-week efficacy and safety trial investigating once-weekly subcutaneous CagriSema (a fixed dose combination of cagrilintide 2.4 mg and semaglutide 2.4 mg) compared to placebo. The trial included 1,206 randomised people with obesity or overweight and type 2... Read More

NovoCare ® Pharmacy provides direct-to-patient, convenient home shipments of all dose strengths of Wegovy ® at a reduced cost of $499 per month for cash-paying patients While 90% of patients taking Wegovy ® have a co-pay of $0 to $25 per month, this offer was designed to support cash-paying patients without insurance coverage Amidst the dangers of fake or illegitimate compounded "semaglutide," NovoCare ® Pharmacy offers... Read More

Operating profit increased by 25% in Danish kroner and by 26% at constant exchange rates (CER) to DKK 128.3 billion. Operating profit was positively impacted by gross-to-net sales adjustments in the US and negatively impacted by impairment losses. Sales in North America Operations increased by 30% in Danish kroner (30% at CER). Sales in International Operations increased by 17% in Danish kroner (19% at CER). Sales within... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 24 January 2025 – Novo Nordisk today announced topline results from a phase 1b/2a clinical trial with amycretin, a unimolecular GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonist intended for once weekly subcutaneous administration. The trial investigated the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and proof-of-concept after once-weekly subcutaneous administrations of amycretin in 125 people with overweight or obesity. The... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 17 January 2025 – Novo Nordisk today announced headline results from STEP UP, a phase 3b trial in the global STEP programme. STEP UP is a 72-week efficacy and safety trial investigating subcutaneous semaglutide 7.2 mg compared to semaglutide 2.4 mg and placebo, all administered once weekly. The trial included 1,407 randomised adults with obesity. All treatment arms were in conjunction with lifestyle... Read More

Scope of collaboration originally signed in 2023 will significantly expand to enable the discovery and development of up to 20 novel drug programmes in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease Expanded collaboration includes near-term payments totalling up to 190 million US dollars, while Valo is eligible to receive milestone payments of approximately 4.6 billion dollars, plus R&D funding and potential royalty... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 20 December 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced headline results from REDEFINE 1, a phase 3 trial in the global REDEFINE programme. REDEFINE 1 is a 68-week efficacy and safety trial investigating subcutaneous CagriSema (a fixed dose combination of cagrilintide 2.4 mg and semaglutide 2.4 mg) compared to the individual components cagrilintide 2.4 mg, semaglutide 2.4 mg and placebo, all administered... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 16 December 2024 – Today, Novo Nordisk announced plans to invest 8.5 billion Danish kroner to establish a completely new production facility in Odense, Denmark. The investment marks the first time in this century that Novo Nordisk breaks ground in Denmark by establishing a new production site. The new site will feature a state-of-the-art finished production facility and warehouse spanning over 40,000 m 2.... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 12 December 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for an update of the Ozempic ® (once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide) label to reflect data from the FLOW kidney outcomes trial. The FLOW trial assessed the risk reduction from Ozempic ® therapy in chronic kidney disease-related... Read More

MIAMI, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Defiance ETFs today launched NVOX , the world's first single-stock leveraged ETF for the pharmaceutical stock Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO). As the weight loss market continues to expand and Novo Nordisk is a key provider in that space, NVOX offers retail investors 2X daily long leveraged exposure to the change in the daily share price of Novo Nordisk without the need for a margin account.... Read More

Bagsværd, 6 November 2024 - Financial report for the period 1 January 2024 to 30 September 2024 Operating profit increased by 21% in Danish kroner and by 22% at constant exchange rates (CER) to DKK 91.6 billion. Sales in North America Operations increased by 31% in Danish kroner (31% at CER). Sales growth in the US was positively impacted by gross-to-net sales adjustments related to prior years. Sales in International... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 1 November 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced the headline results from part 1 of the ongoing ESSENCE trial, a pivotal phase 3, 240-week, double-blinded trial in 1,200 adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (stage 2 or 3) 1 . Part 1 of the ESSENCE trial evaluated the effect of once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg on liver tissue (histology)... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 18 October 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion, recommending approval of Alhemo ® (concizumab) as the first once-daily subcutaneous prophylactic treatment for people aged 12 years or older living with haemophilia A or B with inhibitors. Haemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder that... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 20 September 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced headline results from a phase 2a clinical trial with monlunabant, a small molecule oral cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) inverse agonist. Monlunabant, formerly INV-202, was part of the acquisition of Inversago Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced in August 2023 [ Link ]. The trial investigated the efficacy and safety of a once-daily 10 mg, 20 mg and 50 mg dose of... Read More

Wegovy ® recommended by the European regulatory authorities for label update to reflect reduced heart failure symptoms and improved physical function Wegovy ® (semaglutide 2.4 mg) is the first obesity medication to receive a positive opinion recommending a label update that reflects reduced symptoms and improved physical limitations and exercise function in people with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection... Read More

Bagsværd, 7 August 2024 - Financial report for the period 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024 Operating profit increased by 18% in Danish kroner and by 19% at constant exchange rates (CER) to DKK 57.8 billion. Operating profit is impacted by the impairment loss related to ocedurenone of DKK 5.7 billion. Sales in North America Operations increased by 36% in Danish kroner (36% at CER). Sales growth in the US was positively impacted... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 25 July 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for an update of the Wegovy ® (semaglutide 2.4 mg) label to reflect data from the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial, demonstrating a risk reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including cardiovascular death,... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 10 July 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) covering the Biologics License Application for once-weekly basal insulin icodec for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. In the letter, the FDA has requests related to the manufacturing process and the type 1 diabetes indication before the review of the application can be... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 26 June 2024 – Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) today announced that the CLARION-CKD phase 3 trial failed to meet its primary endpoint and that it will recognise an impairment loss of around DKK 5.7 billion related to the intangible asset ocedurenone in the second quarter of 2024. Novo Nordisk acquired ocedurenone from KBP Biosciences PTE., Ltd. in 2023. The phase 3 lead indication trial CLARION-CKD, which... Read More

In 2024, Novo Nordisk plans to boost its current investments, aiming to allocate USD 6.8 billion towards production, a significant increase from the previous year's investment of USD 3.9 billion*. Bagsværd, Denmark, 24 June 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced plans to invest 4.1 billion US dollars (approx 27 billion Danish kroner) to build a second fill and finishing manufacturing facility in Clayton, North Carolina, and... Read More

FRONTIER2 data presented at ISTH 2024 showed that up to 95% of people, who had no prior prophylaxis treatment, experienced zero treated bleeds while on Mim8 Bagsværd, Denmark, 23 June 2024 – Novo Nordisk announced results from the phase 3 FRONTIER2 trial of 254 adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over with haemophilia A, with and without inhibitors. The trial assessed both once-weekly and once-monthly prophylactic... Read More

Designed to celebrate diverse, unique portrayals of individuals who partner with their healthcare professional to change the course of their weight-management journey, while educating on the clinical data of Wegovy ® Reflects the power of personal journeys to address stigma, and the importance of us all working together to address excess weight and treat obesity PLAINSBORO, N.J. , June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 13 May 2024 – Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) today announced the headline results from the FRONTIER 2 trial, a pivotal phase 3a, 26-week open-label, randomised, controlled, multi-arm trial in 254 people. The trial investigated the efficacy and safety of once-weekly and once-monthly subcutaneous Mim8 versus no prophylaxis and versus prior coagulation factor prophylaxis treatment in people aged 12 years or older... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 2 May 2024 - financial report for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2024 Operating profit increased by 27% in Danish kroner and by 30% at constant exchange rates (CER) to DKK 31.8 billion. Sales in North America Operations increased by 34% in Danish kroner (35% at CER). Sales growth in the US was positively impacted by gross-to-net sales adjustments related to prior years. Sales in International... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, and Hannover, Germany, 25 March, 2024 – Novo Nordisk and Cardior Pharmaceuticals today announced that Novo Nordisk has agreed to acquire Cardior for up to 1.025 billion Euros, including an upfront payment and additional payments if certain development and commercial milestones are achieved. Cardior is a leader in the discovery and development of therapies that target RNA as a means to prevent, repair and... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 21 March 2024 – Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion, recommending marketing authorisation for Awiqli ® (the brand name for once-weekly basal insulin icodec) for treatment of diabetes in adults. The positive CHMP opinion is based on results from the ONWARDS phase 3a clinical trial... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 8 March 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label expansion for Wegovy ® based on a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the indication of reducing risks of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including cardiovascular death, non-fatal heart attack (myocardial infarction) or non-fatal stroke in adults with either overweight or... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 7 March 2024 – Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) is today hosting a Capital Markets Day (CMD) where the company is providing a progress update on its Strategic Aspirations 2025. The day will be centred around the Strategic Aspirations. During the day, senior management presentations will cover corporate strategy and purpose & sustainability (ESG), Research and early development, Product Supply as well research and... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 5 March 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced the headline results from the kidney outcomes trial FLOW. The announcement today follows the decision to stop the trial early due to efficacy, which was announced on 10 October 2023, based on a recommendation from an Independent Data Monitoring Committee. The double-blind trial compared injectable semaglutide 1.0 mg with placebo as an adjunct to standard of care... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 5 February 2024 – Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) today announced that the company has agreed to acquire three fill-finish sites from Novo Holdings A/S (Novo Holdings) in connection with a transaction where Novo Holdings has agreed to acquire Catalent, Inc. (Catalent), a global contract development and manufacturing organisation headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey (US). Novo Nordisk and Catalent have a... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 31 January 2024 - Novo Nordisk's (NYSE: NVO ) sales increased by 31% in Danish kroner and by 36% at constant exchange rates to DKK 232.3 billion in 2023 Operating profit increased by 37% in Danish kroner and by 44% at constant exchange rates (CER) to DKK 102.6 billion. Sales in North America Operations increased by 50% in Danish kroner (54% at CER). Sales in International Operations increased by 11% in... Read More

COMBINE 3 phase 3a trial successfully completed with once-weekly IcoSema demonstrating non-inferior reduction in HbA 1c versus daily basal-bolus treatment (insulin glargine U100 and insulin aspart) in people with type 2 diabetes Bagsværd, Denmark, 8 January 2024 – Novo Nordisk today announced topline results from the COMBINE 3 phase 3a trial of once-weekly IcoSema, a fixed-ratio combination of basal insulin icodec and... Read More

Omega collaboration will leverage the company’s platform to develop an epigenomic controller as part of a new approach to obesity management Cellarity collaboration will build upon initial work and engage the company’s platform to develop a small molecule therapy in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) First two research programmes signed under existing partnership between Novo Nordisk and Flagship... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 23 November 2023 – Novo Nordisk today announced the investment of more than 16 billion Danish kroner (2.1 billion euros) starting in 2023 1 to expand the existing production site in Chartres, France, for the current and future product portfolio within serious chronic diseases. The investment will significantly increase the capacity of the manufacturing site, adding aseptic production and finished... Read More

Semaglutide 2.4 mg delivered a statistically significant 20% risk reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) with risk reductions demonstrated consistently across age, gender, ethnicity and starting body mass index (BMI). Beneficial effects were seen consistently across measured cardiovascular endpoints with semaglutide 2.4 mg. Risk reductions in MACE were evident soon after initiation, suggesting an effect of... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 10 November 2023 – Novo Nordisk today announced plans to invest more than 42 billion Danish kroner starting in 2023 1 to expand existing manufacturing facilities in Kalundborg, Denmark, for the current and future product portfolio within serious chronic diseases. The investment comes as Novo Nordisk marks the 100th anniversary of its founding in Denmark, where more than 23,000 employees still work today.... Read More

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) purchases B shares worth DKK 4,886 million from Novo Holdings A/S under the 2023 share repurchase programm – Today, Novo Nordisk A/S has entered into an agreement to purchase 7,012,500 B shares of DKK 0.10 at a value of DKK 4,886 million from Novo Holdings A/S. The transaction is part of Novo Nordisk A/S’ 2023 share repurchase programme of up to a total of DKK 30 billion to be executed during a... Read More

Operating profit increased by 31% in Danish kroner and by 37% at constant exchange rates (CER) to DKK 75.8 billion. Sales in North America Operations increased by 46% in Danish kroner (49% at CER). Sales in International Operations increased by 12% in Danish kroner (17% at CER). Sales within Diabetes and Obesity care increased by 36% in Danish kroner to DKK 153.8 billion (40% at CER), mainly driven by GLP-1 diabetes sales... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark and Singapore, 16 October 2023 – Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) and KBP Biosciences PTE., Ltd. today announced that Novo Nordisk has agreed to acquire ocedurenone for uncontrolled hypertension with potential application in cardiovascular and kidney disease from KBP Biosciences for up to 1.3 billion US dollars. Ocedurenone is an orally administered, small molecule, non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 13 October 2023 – Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO ) today announced that the sales and operating profit growth at constant exchange rates (CER) for the first nine months of 2023 and that the full-year sales and operating profit outlook at CER have been raised. In the first nine months of 2023, Novo Nordisk’s sales increased by 33% and operating profit increased by 37% both at CER. Profit and loss (CER) Third... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 10 October 2023 – Novo Nordisk today announced the decision to stop the kidney outcomes trial FLOW (Effect of semaglutide versus placebo on the progression of renal impairment in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease). The decision to stop the trial is based on a recommendation from the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) concluding that the results from an interim analysis met... Read More

Collaboration will apply Valo’s Opal Computational Platform™ and real-world patient dataset to enable the discovery and development of novel cardiometabolic drug program me s Novo Nordisk licenses three preclinical drug discovery program me s in cardiovascular diseases discovered and developed by Valo using the Opal Computational Platform™ Valo will receive an upfront payment and a potential near-term milestone payment,... Read More

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 25 August 2023 – Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO ) today announced results from the phase 3 STEP HFpEF trial showing that compared with placebo, once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg led to large reductions in heart failure-related symptoms, physical limitations and improvements in exercise function, and resulted in greater weight loss in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark and Montreal, Canada, 10 August 2023 – Novo Nordisk A/S and Inversago Pharma today announced that Novo Nordisk has agreed to acquire Inversago for up to 1.075 billion US dollars in cash if certain development and commercial milestones are achieved. Inversago Pharma is a private, Montreal-based developer of CB1 receptor-based therapies for the potential treatment of obesity, diabetes and complications... Read More

Bagsværd, Denmark, 8 August 2023 – Novo Nordisk today announced the headline results from the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial. The double-blinded trial compared subcutaneous once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg with placebo as an adjunct to standard of care for prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) over a period of up to five years. The trial enrolled 17,604 adults aged 45 years or older with overweight or... Read More

Initiating legal proceedings against medical spas, weight loss or wellness clinics, and compounding pharmacies to cease and desist from false advertising, trademark infringement and unlawful sales Informing the public on how to identify Novo Nordisk's authentic semaglutide injectable products in the US Providing semaglutide.com as resource hub and credible source of information in line with Company's commitment to... Read More

Novo Nordisk has been working to identify a sustainable approach to reduce insulin costs for patients that addresses changes in health policy and market shifts Lower list prices build on long-standing history of affordability initiatives already in place which can be accessed at NovoCare.com Novo Nordisk currently provides co-pay support for a number of insulin products meaning eligible patients can pay $25 -35 for their... Read More