Last week’s expiry of the patent for semaglutide—the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster drugs Wegovy and Ozmepic that are used to treat both diabetes and obesity—unleashed a flurry of launches of low-cost generic versions by some of India’s biggest pharma companies.

Generic semaglutide increases accessibility, but doctors caution against misuse and quality concerns

Indian generic drugmakers launch a price war against Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 brands, Ozempic and WeGovy.