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This is what the real product looks like. Wegovy is still patent protected in the USA, which makes it illegal to copy the weight loss drug unless a shortage situation arises. (Archive photo). Photo: Hannah Beier/Reuters

Novo ends short-lived partnership with U.S. online pharmacy

Less than two months after Novo Nordisk announced a deal to sell the weight loss drug Wegovy through the American online pharmacy Hims & Hers, the partnership has ended. Novo Nordisk terminated the agreement due to Hims & Hers illegally selling drugs that copy Wegovy’s active ingredient,...

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