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Fortune
Erin Prater

Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk spent $11 million last year 'wining and dining' doctors. Experts slam the move as a breach of doctor-patient trust

(Credit: Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

Experts are sounding the alarm after a report that popular weight-loss injectable manufacturer Novo Nordisk spent $11 million last year on meals and travel for thousands of prescribing doctors.

The company purchased more than 457,000 meals—at a total price of more than $9 million—to educate prescribers about Wegovy and other similar drugs it sells, known as GLP-1 agonists, according to a July 5 STAT report. 

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