It gives the Danish drugmaker a leg up in the race to market a potent oral medication for shedding pounds as it looks to regain lost ground from rival Eli Lilly.
The panel discussing Ambrish Mithal and Shivam Vij’s book on obesity and weight loss drugs included Minister of State Jitendra Singh, actor Sharmila Tagore, and HT Media chairperson Shobhana Bhartia.
Lilly said in June it received approval from India’s drug regulator for its once-weekly Mounjaro Kwikpen, two days after Novo Nordisk launched Wegovy in a similar pen device.
India's anti-obesity drug market is valued at Rs 3,000-3,500 crore and is projected to grow nearly eightfold to Rs 25,000 crore by 2030, as per estimates.
The proceedings follow a PIL seeking a ban on sale of weight loss drugs that are still undergoing clinical trials internationally. The court asked DCGI to submit report within 3 months.
Desperation for ‘weight-loss’ drug that’s used to treat type-2 diabetes is real. Break-ins at pharmacies have also been reported in Michigan, US, and Santiago de Copostela, Spain.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
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.
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.
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