{"id":2577,"date":"2009-11-12T13:17:08","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T18:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=2577"},"modified":"2015-12-28T07:36:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T12:36:25","slug":"novos-victoza-awaits-final-fda-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=2577","title":{"rendered":"Novo&#8217;s Victoza Awaits Final FDA Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Novo-Nordisk-Logo.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29495 lazyload\" title=\"Novo Nordisk Logo\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Novo-Nordisk-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a>Novo Nordisk&#8217;s CEO, Lars Sorensen, told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/Health09\/idUSTRE5AA2PN20091111?pageNumber=1\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a> at the Reuters Health Summit in New York that the new diabetes drug Victoza has reached the final decision stage at the U.S. FDA.\u00a0 Sorensen expects the drug will be approved, although &#8220;potentially all the outcomes are still possible. A rejection is still possible, a demand for refiling is still possible\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Sorensen, Victoza, which was approved in Europe in July, has been achieving rapid uptake in Europe and is set to overtake Eli Lilly&#8217;s and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc&#8217;s rival Byetta treatment in Germany by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The final FDA verdict is expected this month or next.<\/p>\n<p>Novo also sees a future for the Victoza in treating obesity. The drug has produced impressive weight loss results in mid-stage Phase II clinical trials, but final Phase III obesity studies have been put on hold pending the final decision by the FDA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novo Nordisk&#8217;s CEO, Lars Sorensen, told Reuters at the Reuters Health Summit in New York that the new diabetes drug Victoza has reached the final decision stage at the U.S. FDA.  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