‘China's Ozempic' pioneer inks deal with JD Health for online distribution
The companies will collaborate on supply chain and sales channel development ahead of Innovent's launch of mazdutide, as well as engage in a consumer education campaign.
'Innovent and JD Health will join hands to popularise knowledge about weight loss and blood sugar control via on and offline channels,' Innovent said in a statement posted on its WeChat account on Tuesday.
Late last month, eastern Jiangsu province-based Innovent said it received Chinese regulatory approval for mazdutide, which it claimed was the world's first to mimic the natural hormones of GLP-1 and glucagon, with the latter playing a crucial role in regulating blood glucose levels.
GLP-1 drugs mimic the actions of the naturally produced hormone glucagon-like peptide-1, which regulates blood sugar levels, suppresses appetite and slows digestion.
A woman injects insulin with an insulin pen to treat her diabetes at home. Photo: Shutterstock Images
'Innovent will make its breakthrough dual-target, liver fat-reducing weight loss therapy available to obese patients as soon as possible, to contribute towards the weight management and healthy China initiatives,' said chairman Michael Yu Dechao, without giving a time frame.
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