Novo Nordisk Sues 2 Pharmacies for Allegedly Selling Adulterated Weight-Loss Drugs

The company said it conducted tests on compounded drugs that claim to contain semaglutide and found ‘concerning levels of unknown impurities.’
Novo Nordisk Sues 2 Pharmacies for Allegedly Selling Adulterated Weight-Loss Drugs
The logo of Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is pictured at their headquarters in Bagsvaerd outside of Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 1, 2017. Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
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Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is pursuing legal action against two U.S.-based pharmacies for allegedly selling products claiming to contain semaglutide that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

In a statement on Nov. 30, the drugmaker said it had conducted tests on compounded products allegedly sold by Wells Pharmacy and Brooksville Pharmaceuticals, two compounding pharmacies based in Florida.
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