Drugmaker Novo Nordisk slashes Wegovy sales forecasts, blaming compounding

Novo Nordisk lowered its sales forecast for obesity drug Wegovy, citing competition from compounded versions.

Compounding pharmacies are crimping sales of Novo Nordisk's obesity drug Wegovy by making what are essentially copies of the name-brand medicine. The company says it trying to stop them.

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