Novo Nordisk threatens legal action over Hims & Hers semaglutide pill

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Novo Nordisk issues statement on illegal mass compounding and deceptive advertising by Hims & Hers

February 5, 2026 10:45 AM EST

Bagsværd, Denmark and Plainsboro, NJ, 5 February 2026 Novo Nordisk today issued the following statement regarding the announcement by Hims & Hers that they will unlawfully mass-market an unapproved, inauthentic, and untested knockoff semaglutide pill.

The action by Hims & Hers is illegal mass compounding that poses a significant risk to patient safety. Novo Nordisk will take legal and regulatory action to protect patients, our intellectual property and the integrity of the US gold-standard drug approval framework. This is another example of Hims &... More