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Novo Nordisk's "once a week" new diabetes drug is officially approved in China

 Last Update: 2021-05-10
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On April 29, Novo Nordisk issued a press release stating that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved Novo Nordisk's research and development and production of Novotel® (Smeglutide Injection) in China for the listing application.

Novotel® (Smeglutide Injection) is a new long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue of Novo Nordisk.

Novotel® has a half-life of 7 days and is suitable for once a week injection with a stable blood concentration.

In January 2020, Novotel® cardiovascular indications were approved by the US FDA to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in adult patients with type 2 diabetes with cardiovascular disease.

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