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Novo Nordisk launches blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic in India

By Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2025 | 12:41 AM

Dec 12 (Reuters) – Danish drugmaker Novo ‍Nordisk launched its blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic in ‌India on ‌Friday.

Ozempic, a once-weekly injectable approved by the U.S. Food ​and Drug ‍Administration ​in 2017 ​for type ‍2 diabetes, has become a global bestseller and ‍is widely used off-label for ‍weight loss ‍due ​to ​its ⁠appetite-suppressing effects.

(Reporting ‌by Rishika Sadam and Kashish Tandon; Editing by Janane ⁠Venkatraman)