Novo Says It’s Suing Hims to Halt Obesity Drug Copycats

Bloomberg News Health Reporter Madison Muller reports on the latest on Novo's lawsuit. - Novo Nordisk said it’s suing Hims & Hers Health Inc. for making knock-offs of its obesity medicines, even as Hims scrapped plans to sell a copycat version of the Wegovy pill. Hims is breaching the US patent on semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo’s blockbuster obesity treatments, Novo argued Monday. The US lawsuit attacks not only Hims’ new strategy to launch a copycat pill but also goes after shots that mimic Weg ...