Novo Nordisk stock surged Friday after the obesity kingpin reported strong results for its next-generation weight-loss drug, amycretin.

The Danish pharma giant posted impressive data for amycretin one month after the disappointing readout of CagriSema.

The new treatment targets gut hormone GLP-1 but also mimics amylin, a hormone released by the pancreas that suppresses hunger ...

Most people know that GLP-1 receptor agonist medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can cause relatively minor side effects like ...

On Friday, however, Novo Nordisk announced top-line results in yet another trial. While the results don't initially sound as ...

A novel GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonist featured a safety profile similar to other incretin-based therapies and conferred a ...

Novo Nordisk’s NVO amycretin, which targets GLP-1 and amylin in one molecule, generated 24% placebo-adjusted weight loss in a ...

The readout comes on the heels of CagriSema’s disappointing Phase III performance, where it missed Novo’s projection of 25% ...

For people with diabetes, the use of GLP-1 RAs is associated with reduced risk for certain disorders and conditions.

With respect to risks, GLP-1RA use was significantly associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal disorders, hypotension, syncope, arthritic disorders, drug-induced pancreatitis, and other ...

Ozempic and Wegovy do the same thing as GLP-1 would normally do for you — but to enable them to treat diabetes and obesity, ...

The author of a new guidebook on GLP-1s and other experts share their tips for how clinicians can optimize patient success ...