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Battleground GLP-1s: After Chinese Firms, Glenmark Debuts Liraglutide; More Coming

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

After China, India sees the arrival of a biosimilar to Novo Nordisk’s Victoza at a sharp discount, while action also appears to be heating up for the Danish firm's high-flying GLP-1, semaglutide, in both markets.

Action Heats Up In the GLP-1 battleground • Source: Shutterstock

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has launched the first biosmilar to Novo Nordisk’s glucagon‐like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist Victoza (liraglutide) in India, kicking off 2024 with a high-profile debut in the competitive diabetes segment.

While the company may have pipped several other domestic peers in the fray, the product, sold as Lirafit, appears to be sourced from Levim Biotech, which went through with the Phase III efficacy and safety trial of

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