Novo Sues Spas, Clinics Hawking Cheaper Versions of Weight Drug

Novo Nordisk A/S is suing med spas and weight-loss clinics in Florida, New York, Texas and Tennessee that market cheaper compounded versions of Novo’s weight-loss drug Wegovy.

The lawsuits, which Novo said it filed against five companies in US federal courts in those states on Tuesday, say that these companies shouldn’t be promoting the compounded drugs as Wegovy. The suits say that kind of marketing is trademark infringement, false advertising and unfair competition, and ask the courts to get the companies to stop using the Wegovy name.

The lawsuits were filed against Pro Health Investments, Champion Health & Wellness Clinics, ...