FDA approves Ozempic for patients with diabetes and CKD
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),
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Gets FDA Approval as Kidney-Disease Treatment
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.
FDA Approves Ozempic to Protect Kidneys in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Doctors already use Ozempic to manage type 2 diabetes and reduce the risk of heart disease in patients with diabetes. This move, as reported by The Times, was based on research sh
Novo’s Ozempic Gains US Nod for Kidney Disease, Widening Use
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.
FDA approves Ozempic to reduce risks from chronic kidney disease in diabetes patients
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,
US FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to Cut Risk of Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression
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),
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Semaglutide Doubles Risk for Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Jakob Grauslund, D.M.Sci., PhD, MD, from Odense University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues prospectively evaluated the use of semaglutide and risk for NAION in people with type 2 diabetes.
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Semaglutide 7.2 mg s.c. achieved 20.7% weight loss in the STEP UP obesity trial, and 18.7% regardless of treatment adherence
BAGSVAERD, Denmark I January 17, 2025 I 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 ...
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Danish studies find higher risk of optic nerve damage with Ozempic
Two large studies from the University of Southern Denmark suggest that the diabetes ... among users of semaglutide than among users of other antidiabetic medications. This finding is very ...
How Trump’s Greenland demands could impact Ozempic costs
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How semaglutide is transforming kidney disease treatment
Kidney disease treatment is undergoing a transformation, driven by exciting new research that reveals the protective power of semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes. Semaglutide, a ...