Novo Suspended by UK Pharma Group Over Weight Drug Marketing

  • Drugmaker breached code of conduct with training, group says
  • Decision comes as Novo prepares to launch Wegovy in the UK

The Novo Nordisk headquarters in Bagsvaerd outside of Copenhagen.

Photographer: Lislotte Sabroe/AFP/Getty Images

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The UK pharmaceutical industry association suspended Novo Nordisk A/S for two years over its marketing of a weight-loss drug, saying the company breached the industry’s code of conduct.

Novo failed to make clear its involvement in a training on weight-loss drugs that was offered to pharmacists on LinkedIn, according to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.