Novo Nordisk issues statement on illegal mass compounding and deceptive advertising by Hims & Hers

Bagsværd, Denmark and Plainsboro, NJ, 5 February 2026 – Novo Nordisk today issued the following statement regarding the announcement by Hims & Hers that they will unlawfully mass-market an unapproved, inauthentic, and untested knockoff semaglutide pill. “The action by Hims & Hers is illegal mass compounding that poses a significant risk to patient safety. Novo Nordisk will take legal and regulatory action to protect patients, our intellectual property and the integrity of the US gold-standard drug approval ...