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Topic: Wegovy

What’s steering BRICS in a new direction, and Jemimah’s historic ton marks new dawn for women’s cricket

Global media also writes on failure of cloud-seeding in Delhi and the increasing demand for weight-loss drugs. FT interviews Sumant Sinha, founder of ReNew Energy. 

Blockbuster semaglutide set to go off patent, Indian pharma sees a multi-billion-dollar opportunity

Pharma firms are pouncing on opportunity as patents on world’s second-bestselling drug, which goes by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, are expiring in nearly 100 nations.

In battle for Indian anti-obesity market, Eli Lilly’s pre-filled pen on one side, Novo Nordisk’s on other

India's anti-obesity drug market is currently valued at Rs 3,000-3,500 crore & is projected to grow nearly eightfold by 2030, according to market estimates.

Fat-busting blockbuster drug Wegovy launched in India, in pre-filled pens that can be self-administered

Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk’s announcement comes months after launch of another top selling obesity drug Mounjaro in India by US based pharma giant Eli Lilly & Company.

Mounjaro vs Wegovy: Guess which obesity drug outperformed the other by a mile in head-to-head trial

Both medications were prescribed as weekly injections for patients clinically classified as obese, and were recommended alongside a controlled diet and regular physical activity.

Big buzz over Mounjaro launch but here’s why India’s anti-obesity drug market may only take off next yr

India’s obesity crisis fuels a $2.6 bn drug race as pharma firms rush to launch affordable semaglutide generics, aiming to transform access to weight-loss treatment.

Behind the ‘Ozempic shaming’, a simple truth: Obesity goes beyond lifestyle changes, genes may play role

For every celebrity who has admitted to using these drugs, be it Elon Musk or Oprah Winfrey, there is an equal number of naysayers.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.