Novo Nordisk To Target 'New GLP-1 Patients Only' With Weekly Ozempic
Executive Summary
Novo Nordisk's head of international operations says trying to switch diabetes patients over to newly approved Ozempic from other GLP-1 medicines is not part of its commercial strategy.
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