US EditionHims & Hers pulls copycat Wegovy weight-loss pill after threats of legal action
Hims & Hers halted its $49 compounded semaglutide pill after FDA and Department of Health and Human Services actions citing safety and legal concerns over unapproved copies.
- Hims & Hers on Saturday announced it will pull its copycat weight-loss pill off the market after constructive conversations with stakeholders.
- Drugmaker Novo Nordisk responded on Thursday by threatening legal action, criticizing Hims & Hers' behaviour and citing the FDA warning about their GLP-1 product advertising, after their 2025 partnership ended.
- Priced at $49 for the first month, the pill used Wegovy's active ingredient, semaglutide, but is not FDA-approved and lacks clinical-trial proof.
- Restricting access to ingredients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it plans to restrict GLP‑1 ingredients in compounded drugs, while the Department of Health and Human Services referred Hims to the Department of Justice for possible violations.
- With Super Bowl ads planned, the companies see uncertainty, as Hims' announcement could affect its ad and shares of Novo and Lilly fell.
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Hims & Hers pulls copycat weight-loss pill
Telehealth company Hims & Hers said it would no longer sell a copycat of a popular weight-loss pill following regulatory scrutiny from US officials. The brand’s cheaper version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill was potentially illegal, federal authorities had warned: Hims & Hers has marketed itself as a low-cost way for Americans to get access to in-demand medications using “compounded,” near-identical versions that aren’t reviewed by federal drug r…
Ticker: Hims & Hers drops plans for knockoff weight loss pill; Washington Post editor steps down
Telehealth company Hims & Hers dropped its plan to offer a knockoff version of the weight-loss pill Wegovy — two days after it announced the new drug and one day after the Food and Drug Administration threatened to restrict access to the ingredients needed to copy popular weight-loss medications.
Hims & Hers drops plan to sell Wegovy pill copy
Telehealth company Hims & Hers dropped its plan to offer a knockoff version of the weight‑ loss pill Wegovy on Saturday — two days after it announced the new drug following the Food and Drug Administration's threat to restrict access…
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UpstractTelehealth company scraps plans to sell cheap GLP-1 diet pill after FDA vows crackdown
Hims & Hers announced they are scrapping plans to sell a compounded version of the weight loss drug Wegovy after federal regulators vowed to take action against the telehealth provider.
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