Novo Nordisk, FDA and Ozempic

Novo Nordisk shortage of Ozempic and Wegovy ends, threatening compounders
The FDA has declared an end to the shortage of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster drug semaglutide, threatening the ability for compounding pharmacies to make copies of Ozempic and Wegovy.
Shortage of Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic is resolved, FDA website shows
A shortage of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic, has been resolved, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website showed on Friday.
US FDA Says Shortage of Novo's Weight-Loss Drug Resolved
(Reuters) - A shortage of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic, has been resolved, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website showed on Friday. The resolution comes two months after the health regulator said there was no longer a shortage of Eli Lilly's weight-loss and diabetes drugs.
FDA cuts, zombie biotechs, and too much weight loss?
On The Readout LOUD this week, STAT reporters discuss the FDA's staff cuts, how next-gen drugs may lead to too much weight loss, and zombie biotech firms.
U.S. attorneys general forum urges FDA to act against counterfeit weight loss drugs
A bipartisan group of U.S. state and territory attorneys general is pressing the FDA to take prompt action against those threatening public health by marketing counterfeit forms of branded weight loss medications developed by Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY).

FDA, Recall and Waffle

Top FDA food safety official's resignation letter warns firings will backfire on RFK Jr.
James Jones resigned as FDA deputy commissioner and said the Trump administration's "indiscriminate" job cuts show "disdain for the very people necessary to implement your agenda." ...
FDA’s food safety head resigns over mass layoffs
Jim Jones, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food division, resigned Monday, citing the mass firings of ...
FDA Food Division Leader Quits After Staff Layoffs
Jim Jones, a deputy commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, resigned Monday following what he called the ...
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Administration terminating employees at FDA and CDC; some food safety jobs likely impacted
Notice of layoffs went into effect this past weekend for employees at the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the FDA nor ...
What new DOGE firings at the FDA could mean for food safety and medical devices
The firings appeared to focus on employees in the agency’s centers for food, medical devices, and tobacco products. The Trump ...
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FDA Layoffs, RFK Jr. at HHS, and What This Means for FDA-Regulated Companies
In recent weeks, the FDA has faced significant cuts, including the layoffs of probationary employees. These employees, many ...