Riding High, Victoza Hopes To Gain Ground Over Popular DPP-4s With Label Change
Executive Summary
FDA label now notes superior efficacy and greater weight loss for Novo Nordisk’s injectable GLP-1 receptor agonist Victoza vs. Mercks’ DPP-4 inhibitor Januvia. Superiority would be expected for a GLP-1, but label still has potential to encourage earlier use of the class.
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