Bagsvaerd, Denmark, Dec. 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bagsværd, Denmark, 20 December 2013 - Novo Nordisk today announced two separate regulatory submissions for a 3 mg dose of liraglutide, a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue, as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults with obesity, or who are overweight with comorbidities. The company filed a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) with the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Further information
| Media: | ||
| Mike Rulis | +45 4442 3573 | mike@novonordisk.com |
| Ken Inchausti (US) | +1 609 514 8316 | kiau@novonordisk.com |
| Investors: | ||
| Kasper Roseeuw Poulsen | +45 3079 4303 | krop@novonordisk.com |
| Frank Daniel Mersebach | +45 3079 0604 | fdni@novonordisk.com |
| Lars Borup Jacobsen | +45 3075 3479 | lbpj@novonordisk.com |
| Daniel Bohsen | +45 3079 6376 | dabo@novonordisk.com |
| Jannick Lindegaard (US) | +1 609 235 8567 | jlis@novonordisk.com |
Company announcement No 78 / 2013 http://hugin.info/2013/R/1751528/590496.pdf
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