Anti-Obesity Drug Market, By Mechanism of Action (Peripherally Acting Anti-Obesity Drugs and Centrally Acting Anti-obesity Drugs), By Prescription/Non- prescription (Prescription Drugs and OTC Drugs), And by Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa)
In June 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 2.4 mg/week subcutaneous dose of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide (Wegovy, developed by Novo Nordisk) for weight loss (obesity).
In January 2020, Novo Nordisk AS, a global healthcare company, signed a partnership with the startup Fauna Bio, a Biotechnology company, to identify new therapeutic approaches to obesity by studying the molecules and pathways that regulate metabolism in hibernating animals.