Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk said patient safety is a priority and “the benefit-risk profile of semaglutide remains unchanged”

A vision-threatening eye condition may be linked to Ozempic. Meanwhile, Nearly 80% of doctors are using telemedicine weekly, a new Doximity report finds.

With U.S. headquarters in Plainsboro, Novo Nordisk told NJBIZ, "NAION is a very rare eye disease, and it is not an adverse drug reaction for the marketed formulations of semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy) as per the approved labels.

The European Union's drug regulator said it would assess two new Danish studies that link Novo Nordisk's popular diabetes drug Ozempic to a rare eye disease. The studies published earlier this week had found Ozempic significantly increases the risk of type 2 diabetes patients developing NAION (non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy),

It’s not a new question, but it is one that is gaining increased traction: Is there a link between Novo Nordisk’s diabetes and obesity superstar Ozempic and blindness? | After the recent release of two independent studies from the University of Southern Denmark suggested the use of Ozempic increases patients' chances of developing a rare eye disorder,

New studies link diabetes drug Ozempic to increased risk of NAION, a rare eye condition causing vision loss. Danish Medicines Agency calls for European review.

Following an appeal by the Danish Medicines Agency, the European Union’s drug regulator will review two new studies that have strengthened the link between Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster GLP-1 and a rare eye disease.

Danish health authorities said on Monday they would ask the European Union's drug regulator to review the findings of two Danish studies linking Novo Nordisk's popular diabetes drug Ozempic to a rare sight-threatening eye condition.

Denmark's drug regulator has asked the European Medicine Agency's safety committee to evaluate two studies that found a potential link between Novo Nordisk's (NVO) type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic (semaglutide) and a rare eye condition.