Novo Nordisk's Ozempic Gets FDA Approval as Kidney-Disease Treatment

Dow Jones
01-29
 

By Dean Seal

 

Novo Nordisk said the Food and Drug Administration approved the diabetes-drug Ozempic to be used to help kidney-disease patients.

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, the company said Tuesday.

The approval makes Ozempic the most broadly indicated GLP-1 drug on the market, the Bagsvaerd, Denmark, company said. The FDA approved semaglutide for weight loss under the brand name Wegovy in 2021.

The European Union's drug regulator has already thrown its support behind a label expansion for Ozempic to reflect its potential to lower the risk of conditions related to kidney disease in adults with Type 2 diabetes. The European Medicines Agency's backing came after a 2024 trial showed Ozempic cutting the risk of kidney disease-related events in diabetic patients by 24%.

 

Write to Dean Seal at dean.seal@wsj.com

 

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January 28, 2025 15:06 ET (20:06 GMT)

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