Novo Nordisk Trips in the Obesity Race

Novo Nordisk Trips in the Obesity Race - Moby THE GIST Novo Nordisk just learned the hard way that in the obesity drug arms race, close is not good enough. A key head-to-head trial showed its next big shot failed to match Eli Lilly’s market leader, and investors responded by knocking about 15% off the stock in a single session. WHAT HAPPENED Novo Nordisk said its experimental once-weekly obesity injection CagriSema delivered 23% average weight loss after 84 weeks in a late stage trial. That compared with ...