The deal was Novo Nordisk’s bid to grab back market share from the cheaper, knockoff versions that Hims & Hers and other telehealth companies were selling. But within weeks, Nov

Novo Nordisk A/S’s best-sellers Ozempic and Wegovy transformed the firm into a global pharmaceutical giant. But four years after Wegovy’s US launch, the Danish drugmaker’s growth is slowing. About one million patients in the US are taking cheaper copycat options.

Shares in Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk fell further on Wednesday as analysts warned of persistent competition from copycat drugs in the United States, a day after a profit warning and the naming of a new CEO prompted investors to wipe $70 billion off the drugmaker's value.