Battleground GLP-1s: After Chinese Firms, Glenmark Debuts Liraglutide; More Coming

After China, India sees the arrival of a biosimilar to Novo Nordisk’s Victoza at a sharp discount, while action also appears to be heating up for the Danish firm's high-flying GLP-1, semaglutide, in both markets.

Action Heats Up In the GLP-1 battleground • Source: Shutterstock

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has launched the first biosmilar to Novo Nordisk’s glucagon‐like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist Victoza (liraglutide) in India, kicking off 2024 with a high-profile debut in the competitive diabetes segment.

While the company may have pipped several other domestic peers in the fray, the product, sold as Lirafit, appears to...

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