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Hundreds sue Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly over GLP-1 vision loss claims

Patients allege Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound caused a rare form of vision loss without adequate warning; the drugmakers vow to fight the suits.

What to know

  • Hundreds of lawsuits allege Novo Nordisk's and Eli Lilly's GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound) caused a rare type of vision loss without adequate warning.
  • Novo Nordisk says it is vigorously fighting the claims and calls them without merit; Eli Lilly says patient safety is its top priority.
  • The number of suits has grown from dozens to hundreds within the coverage window, indicating a rapidly expanding litigation wave.

“patient safety”

Eli Lilly, Drugmaker · NBC News broadcast ↗ · Sep 20

Novo Nordisk Maker of Ozempic and WegovyEli LillyEli Lilly Maker of ZepboundPlaintiffs Patients suing the drugmakers

Hundreds sue Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly over GLP-1 vision loss claims
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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 12:57 AM ET
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    Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly respond to the lawsuits

    Novo Nordisk said it is 'vigorously' fighting the lawsuits and called them without merit, while Eli Lilly said patient safety remains its top priority, as NBC News reported the litigation had grown to hundreds of cases.

    “vigorously" fighting the lawsuits, saying they are "without merit…”
    — Novo Nordisk
    1. first by WSJ, 2d ago · also NewsNation, WSOC TV, Al Jazeera, The Hill, KTLA

      5 more headlines
    • Patients are suing GLP-1 drugmakers over the risk of sudden vision loss, per WSJ

      @unusual_whalesX17h ago28▲view on X ↗
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    • us@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/us/1079411/ Woman Details Losing Vision After Taking Wegovy As Patients Sue GLP-1 Drug Companies # Health # Medication # UnitedStates # UnitedStates # US

      us@pubeurope.comMastodon1d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • 🇺🇸 The GLP-1 boom now comes with a frightening question: is losing weight worth it if comes with a risk to your eyesight? Dozens of lawsuits now allege Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound were linked to a rare form of vision loss, putting the companies behind some of the world’s most

      @MarioNawfalX2d ago9▲view on X ↗
    all of them →
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    Lawsuits filed against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly over vision loss

    Dozens, later reported as hundreds, of lawsuits were filed against the makers of Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound, claiming the GLP-1 drugs led to a rare type of vision loss.

    “Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the companies behind popular GLP-1 drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound, claiming the drugs led to a rare type of vision loss.”
    — ABC News
    1. first by Boston Globe, 1d ago · also Fox News, The Boston Globe

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    2. first by WMUR, 1d ago · also AZ Family

      1 more headline
    • Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the companies behind popular GLP-1 drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound, claiming the drugs led to a rare type of vision loss. ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze reports.

      @ABCX2d ago4.4k▲view on X ↗
    2 posts in this stretch →

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. first by USA Today, 2d ago · also ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

    1 more headline

and 4 smaller pieces

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