Ozempic receives FDA nod for treating chronic kidney disease

Ozempic Approved By FDA For Kidney Disease—In Ultra-Popular Drug’s Latest Approval
Regulators have approved the drug as a treatment for weight loss, Type 2 diabetes and lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Gets FDA Approval as Kidney-Disease Treatment
Ozempic, or semaglutide, can now be used to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease or kidney failure in adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, Novo Nordisk said.
FDA Approves Ozempic to Treat Kidney Disease
The Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic as the first GLP-1 treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
US FDA clears Ozempic for use in diabetics with chronic kidney disease: What does it mean for you?
It showed that 1 mg Ozempic led to a 24 per cent reduced risk of worsening kidney disease and kidney failure (end-stage kidney disease)
US FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to cut risk of diabetic kidney disease progression
The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk's Ozempic for reducing the risk of kidney failure and disease progression, as well as death due to heart problems in diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD),
FDA approves Ozempic to help reduce risk of worsening chronic kidney disease
The FDA’s approval of Ozempic to battle chronic kidney disease “allows us to more broadly address conditions within cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which affects millions of
FDA approves Ozempic for diabetes patients to cut kidney disease risk
The FDA approval is based on results from a trial investigating the effects of once-a-week Ozempic injections on major kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in adults with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
Ozempic receives FDA nod for treating chronic kidney disease; experts explain how diabetes drug reduces CKD risk
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval is based on the clinical trials that showed how Ozempic, the diabetes drug, showed a reduced risk of kidney failure. Experts explain how the drug helps.
Weight-loss Drug Ozempic Can Benefit Patients With Kidney Diseases
In the US, 1 in 7 adults are experiencing some type of chronic kidney disease caused by diabetes. The new approval therefore allows doctor to prescribe Ozempic to lower the risk of kidney failure, dialysis and death from heart-related problems too.
FDA Approves Ozempic to Protect Kidneys in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
A popular diabetes drug just got a major new approval -- and it could be a game-changer for millions of Americans at risk for kidney failure. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially approved Ozempic to help reduce the risk of serious kidney complications in people with type 2 diabetes
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