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Novartis not joining the ‘frenzy’ of weight loss drugs, CEO says

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  • cafead   Sep 19, 2024 at 11:22: AM
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  • Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Wednesday that it does not plan to enter into the “frenzy” of weight loss drugs.
  • CEO Vas Narasimhan said the company was researching treatments that deal with the secondary effects of weight loss, but that it does not plan to compete directly with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.

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