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NICE shuns Novo Nordisk's obesity med Saxenda, citing CV questions

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  • cafead   Jan 26, 2020 at 01:42: PM
via Novo Nordisk bet big on its GLP-1 med Saxenda in obesity, despite rivals' failures to expand the global market. But payers in England have put up a roadblock that could hurt the Danish drugmaker's sales efforts. NICE rejected Saxenda for use on England's NHS, citing its list price and lack of long-term efficacy data in draft guidance published Friday.

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