Novo Nordisk wins Dutch court injunction against semaglutide compounder

5 August 2026

Danish pharma major Novo Nordisk (NOV: N) today revealed that the District Court of The Hague has granted the company a preliminary injunction against Ceban Ziekenhuisfarmacie, ordering the latter to immediately stop selling a compounded semaglutide nasal spray that infringes Novo Nordisk's intellectual property.

The ruling protects patients from unapproved formulations of semaglutide and reinforces the regulatory framework that ensures medicines meet established standards for quality, safety and efficacy, said Novo Nordisk.

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