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Novo Nordisk launches blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic in India

Novo Nordisk launches blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic in India

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker ​Novo Nordisk ‌launched its blockbuster diabetes drug ‌Ozempic in India on Friday.

Ozempic, a ⁠once-weekly injectable ‌approved by the U.S. ‍Food and Drug Administration in 2017 ​for type ‌2 diabetes, has become a global bestseller and is ⁠widely used ​off-label for ​weight loss due to its ‍appetite-suppressing ⁠effects.

(Reporting by Rishika Sadam ⁠and Kashish Tandon; ‌Editing by Janane ‌Venkatraman)