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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kaamil Ahmed

Weight-loss drug firm accused of prioritising profits after halting insulin pen production

An Ozempic semaglutide injection pen made by Novo Nordisk.
An Ozempic semaglutide injection pen made by Novo Nordisk. Photograph: Gavin Rodgers/Alamy

The pharmaceutical company behind injectable weight-loss drugs has been accused of prioritising profits over the health of people in developing countries by halting production of human insulin in pens.

People living with type 1 diabetes who are reliant on the human insulin produced by Novo Nordisk, will instead be given glass vials and syringes – which they say are inconvenient and harder to use with the same accuracy.

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