Weight management

Months on from penning a landmark commercial and manufacturing agreement for GLP-1 assets with Metsera, Amneal says it is happy with how the partnership is shaping up.

South Africa’s Aspen Pharma has discussed the “significant progress” it believes it has made in GLP-1s, with an eye on rolling-out semaglutide in non-US and non-EU markets beginning as early as 2026.

Brands should “remain flexible and also explore ways to leverage this trend through innovation, consumer education and strategic retailer partnerships,” says Lauren Alexander of market research firm Emerson Group. “This is not a fad,” says Rick Polito of the Nutrition Business Journal.