Semaglutide Latest News
Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma recently received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to manufacture and market generic semaglutide injection in India.
About Semaglutide
- It belongs to a class of medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1 RAs.
- It mimics the GLP-1 hormone, released in the gut in response to eating.
- One role of GLP-1 is to prompt the body to produce more insulin, which reduces blood sugar (glucose).
- For that reason, semaglutide is used for the following:
- to control blood sugar levels in certain patients with type 2 diabetes (a condition in which blood sugar is too high because the body does not make or use insulin normally).
- to reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke, or death in adults with type 2 diabetes and heart and blood vessel disease.
- to reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke, or death in adults who are obese or overweight and have heart and blood vessel disease.
- to reduce the risk of worsening of kidney disease and death in certain adults with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease
- to assist with weight loss in certain people who are obese or overweight and have weight-related medical problems.
Source: CN
Last updated on March, 2026
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