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India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight [Yahoo! Finance]

Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) 
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Wegovy launched in India in 2025, but the patent on its core ingredient expires in the country this week [Bloomberg via Getty Images] India could soon get a lot thinner - at least in theory. On Friday the patent on semaglutide - the molecule behind Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic - expires in the country. This will allow domestic pharmaceutical companies to release cheaper copies or generics, triggering a rush of competition that could slash prices by more than half and rapidly expand access for people in India, and eventually in other countries too. Investment bank Jefferies has called it a potential "magic-pill moment" for India, predicting the semaglutide market could eventually reach $1bn domestically with the right pricing and uptake. Analysts expect around 50 branded semaglutide generics to enter the market within months - a familiar pattern in India's fiercely competitive pharmaceutical industry. When the diabetes drug Show less Read more
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