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Feb 13, 2026
Natco Pharma has received approval from India's CDSCO to manufacture and market generic semaglutide injection, with a March 2026 launch planned. The approval comes amid patent litigation and intense competition in India's rapidly expanding diabetes and obesity drug market.
Feb 13, 2026
Novo Nordisk plans to expand its Athlone facility in Ireland to produce Wegovy for non-US markets and will launch lower-cost vials in the US in 2026, responding to aggressive pricing from Eli Lilly as the company forecasts a 5-13% decline in revenue and operating profit.
Feb 13, 2026
GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes are driving up health insurance premiums by about 30 percent, while consumer advocates petition for generic authorization citing unjustifiably high prices and strained federal budgets.
Feb 14, 2026
Novo Nordisk launched oral Wegovy in January 2026 with strong early uptake, but faces FDA criticism over misleading advertising and legal battles over compounded alternatives as the company projects sales decline for 2026.
Feb 13, 2026
Viking Therapeutics reported a full-year 2025 net loss of $359.64 million as it rapidly advanced its obesity candidate VK2735 into Phase 3 trials, with both injectable and oral formulations showing double-digit weight loss in earlier studies.
Dec 12, 2025
Eli Lilly reported positive Phase 3 results for retatrutide showing up to 71.2 lbs average weight loss, while stockpiling $1.5 billion of oral drug orforglipron ahead of anticipated FDA approval in April 2026.
Dec 19, 2025
Eli Lilly has built $1.5 billion in pre-launch inventory of oral weight loss drug orforglipron ahead of an April 2026 FDA decision, while Phase 3 data showed the drug maintained weight loss after switching from injectables.
Feb 13, 2026
Eli Lilly has accumulated $1.5 billion in pre-launch inventory of its experimental oral weight-loss drug orforglipron ahead of an expected FDA decision in April, up from $550 million last year.
Feb 13, 2026
Dr Reddy's and Biocon plan to launch generic versions of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drugs at up to 60% below branded prices as semaglutide patents expire, targeting a global market projected to reach $150 billion by the early 2030s.
Feb 10, 2026
Hims and Hers Health pulled its $49 compounded version of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy weight-loss pill after the FDA referred the company to the Department of Justice for potential legal violations.
