Novo Nordisk’s Q1 Profit Beats Forecasts

COPENHAGEN, May ⁠6 (Reuters) – ⁠Novo ⁠Nordisk, the ​maker of ‌weight-loss drug Wegovy, ‌on ⁠Wednesday ⁠reported a first-quarter adjusted ​operating profit above expectations.

The Danish ​drugmaker is banking ⁠on ⁠demand for ⁠its new ​weight-loss pill as ​competition ⁠with U.S. ⁠rival Eli Lilly intensifies and investors ⁠demand proof that fast-rising volumes can offset a bruising obesity ⁠drug price war.

(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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