Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Novo Nordisk’s Victoza (liraglutide) to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events in adults with type 2 diabetes and established CV disease.
Novo Nordisk got the right from the European Medicines Agency’s committee (EMA) to include data from the LEADER trial to Saxenda to the results from the trial showed the long-term effects of Victoza for type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease patients.
Lyfebulb and Novo Nordisk have join again to support international patient entrepreneurs who develop innovative ideas and concepts aimed to positively empower and impact the lives of people living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes – and ultimately our societies.
European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Novo Nordisk’s Refixia for the treatment of adolescents and adults with haemophilia B.
Rebinyn got US FDA’s approval and is hoped to become an important tool for physicians to help patients manage their bleeds.
Novo Nordisk has submitted a supplemental application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for including data in the label for Tresiba (insulin degludec) from the DEVOTE trial, a long-term, randomised, double-blinded and event-driven trial conducted to confirm the cardiovascular safety of Tresiba compared to insulin glargine U100 when added to standard of care, in people with type 2 diabetes.
Novo Nordisk has reported profit of €1.4 billion for the first quarter of 2017, which is increase of 10%.
Novo Nordisk said Monday that once-weekly semaglutide demonstrated consistent blood glucose reductions and weight loss regardless of background oral antidiabetic treatment.
Novo Nordisk’s new, fast-acting mealtime insulin for the treatment of diabetes in adults, Fiasp has been launched in Canada, following the recent marketing authorisation from Health Canada on 6 January 2017.
Novo Nordisk’s executive vice president, head of North America Operations and president of Novo Nordisk Inc. Jakob Riis has resigned from the company, and will be replaced by senior vice president for Market Access, Doug Langa.