GLP-1 highs and lows continue in US for Novo Nordisk
By Melissa Ritti ( January 27, 2026, 21:22 GMT | Insight) -- Because Novo Nordisk competes directly with compounding pharmacies in the semaglutide market it has statutory and Article III standing to assert false advertising, a US judge ruled Monday. The win follows class claims from three days earlier alleging that the Danish drugmaker engaged in an anticompetitive scheme to keep generic alternatives for a different GLP-1 drug off the market.Novo Nordisk is starting 2026 much the same way it ended 2025 — knee deep in litigation over its blockbuster glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs....
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