The FDA has approved Ozempic (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening and cardiovascular death in those with T2D and CKD.

Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce certain risks associated with chronic kidney disease,

Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 agonist Ozempic has become the first drug in the class to be approved by the FDA to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes.