Keywords: GLP 1


China adds semaglutide to essential medicines list to expand diabetes treatment access

China is set to include semaglutide, a GLP-1 medication used in diabetes care, on its national essential medicines list, a move aimed at improving access to advanced treatments across the country. The decision, announced by Chinese authorities on Thursday, will require public hospitals to prioritize......

US FDA to review Hybio’s generic GLP-1 drug applications, Chinese firm says

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review multiple applications from China’s Hybio Pharmaceutical for a generic version of a widely used GLP-1 class drug, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday. The applications relate to an abbreviated new drug application......

Weight loss drugs may halve early death risk in heart patients, study shows

New research presented at the European Society of Cardiology annual conference in Madrid suggests that weight loss drugs known as GLP-1 agonists could dramatically reduce the risk of hospitalisation and premature death in patients with heart conditions. The study analysed real-world data from over 90,000......