Novo Nordisk chief financial officer Karsten Munk Knudsen said on Wednesday the company was aware of reports of 10 deaths and 100 hospitalisations of people who had taken compounded copies of its weight-loss and diabetes drugs.

Ozempic sales were a bit lower than expected in the quarter at DKK 29.8 billion, while Wegovy sales were higher at DKK 17.3 billion. The obesity drug market is currently dominated

Novo Nordisk A/S shares rose as surging sales of the blockbuster weight-loss treatment Wegovy reassured investors after rival Eli Lilly & Co. reported disappointing sales of its obesity treatment last week.