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16 Mar 2011

Novo Nordisk Approved for Victoza in China

Novo Nordisk has received marketing authorisation for Victoza in Europe, the US, Canada, Japan and a number of other countries, now including China.

Novo Nordisk announced that the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has approved Victoza for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

 

Victoza is the brand name for liraglutide, the first once-daily human Glucagon- Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue approved in China, developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults. Victoza is indicated as an add-on to metformin or sulfonylurea (SU) in people with type 2 diabetes.

 

"The Chinese approval of Victoza represents an exciting opportunity to further advance therapy in people with type 2 diabetes in China,” says Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, executive vice president and chief science officer of Novo Nordisk. “Diabetes is a rapidly growing disease

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