MedCity News July 12, 2024
Frank Vinluan

The FDA rejected Novo Nordisk’s biologics license application for icodec, citing questions about the manufacturing process for this once weekly insulin as well as its use by type 1 diabetes patients. But there are several high-profile FDA approvals in our recap of recent regulatory news.

Novo Nordisk’s bid to bring diabetes patients a less burdensome dosing regimen has encountered a setback. The FDA turned down the company’s application for icodec, a slow-acting insulin the company designed for once-weekly dosing as an alternative to daily insulin injections.

According to Novo Nordisk, the FDA’s complete response letter raised questions about icodec’s manufacturing process as well as the use of the product in patients with type 1 diabetes. In May, an FDA advisory...

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