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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Bedigan

Ozempic maker spending more than $3m to lobby fat cats in Washington as weight-loss drugs faces regulatory decisions

Major drug manufacturers have already spent over $3 million lobbying the government to clamp down on copycat versions of weight-loss drugs, records show.

Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, has hired multiple lobbying firms to persuade lawmakers to take a harder line on companies producing versions of the drugs that have not been approved by the Federal Drug Administration, according to Politico.

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