Novo Nordisk loses Canadian patent protection on semaglutide weight loss drug jabs, allegedly over failure to pay $450 renewal fee 18 Jun 2025 Author Martin Croft PR & Marketing Manager Media reports claim that Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk will lose Canadian patent protection on the injectable version of semaglutide, its hugely successful weight loss drug, in 2026 over a failure to pay the fee for renewing the patent
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis Five paired, treatment-nave formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) specimens (tumor and adjacent nontumorous liver tissues) were collected from patients with primary HCC who underwent curative resection at Huaian Hospital between 2020 and 2023
A similarly acting drug developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, named CE, confirmed this finding by testing rats at an even longer delay than previously investigated with Rimonabant, and also found enhanced spatial memory consolidation
GLP-1s should be used cautiously in patients with a history of pancreatitis, but its not a contraindication