In an important regulatory win for Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved Ozempic (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening, kidney failure (end-stage kidney disease),

The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk's Ozempic for reducing kidney failure risk, disease progression, and death due to heart problems in diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease. This approval marks Ozempic as the first GLP-1 treatment option for type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease,

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).

Novo Nordisk A/S’s blockbuster Ozempic won US approval to treat chronic kidney disease in patients who also have type 2 diabetes, further expanding the popular drug’s use.

The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk's Ozempic for reducing the risk of kidney failure and disease progression, as well as death due to heart problems in diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD),

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

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for an expanded use of Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection, developed by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO). The medication is now approved to lessen the risk of kidney disease progression,