Keyword: Novo Nordisk

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Novo Bets on High-Price Niche for Obesity Drug

11.12.2012 - Denmark's Novo Nordisk is sizing up a high-price niche market for its drug liraglutide as a weight-loss treatment, with the United States the prime opportunity. The premium-price...

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GSK and J&J Lead Rivals in Drug Access for Poor

28.11.2012 - Drugmakers - led by GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson - are stepping up efforts to ensure their medicines are available and affordable in poor countries, after being attacked...

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US Foreign Bribery Penalties for Drugmakers May Lack Bite

29.10.2012 - Global drugmakers are paying tens of millions of dollars to settle U.S. allegations that they bribed their way across emerging markets, but harsher penalties may be needed to deter...

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Novo Nordisk Raises Targets on Victoza, Insulin Demand

09.08.2012 - Denmark's Novo Nordisk hiked its full-year sales and profit targets after rising demand for diabetes drug Victoza and insulins helped the company beat second-quarter expectations...

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Spain Coughs up Billions to Keep Regions in Medicine

09.06.2012 - Spain finalised plans to pay off the healthcare debts of its regions on Friday as some pharmacists closed their doors in protest over unpaid bills in the country, where drugmaker...

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Novo Nordisk Hit by U.S. Delay to New Insulin Drug

08.06.2012 - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk , the world's biggest insulin maker, said on Friday that U.S. health regulators had extended their review of its new ultra-long-acting insulin Tresiba...

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Novo Nordisk Misses Forecasts as Victoza Disappoints

27.04.2012 - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said it expected its U.S. insulin market share to improve and edged up its full-year targets after stiff competition for insulin and disappointing...

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Group Asks for Withdrawal of Victoza Diabetes Drug

20.04.2012 - Watchdog group Public Citizen urged U.S. regulators to withdraw approval of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Victoza, saying it increases the risk of serious health problems like...