Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk on Tuesday launched its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy in India, three months after Eli Lilly began marketing its rival product Mounjaro in the world's most populous nation.

Novo Nordisk had been providing Hims & Hers with the FDA-approved Wegovy, an injectable semaglutide used for weight loss since late April in order to transition patients off compounded drugs, or off-label versions of the medication, according to the news release.

Mumbai: Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark, has announced the launch of Wegovy (injectable Semaglutide) - a once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor