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Novo Nordisk was granted a patent for dual-drug pharmaceutical formulations.

What happened

In September 2026 Novo Nordisk patented liquid formulations for co-administering semaglutide and cagrilintide through a dual-chamber device for diabetes and obesity treatment.

Source

patents.google.comSep 22, 2026

US patent US12741013

Pharmaceutical formulations

Abstract

Disclosed herein are an aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprising cagrilintide and an aqueous formulation comprising semaglutide. The compositions of these two pharmaceutical formulations allow for their presentation in, and administration using, the dual-chamber medical device disclosed herein. Individuals with diseases, such as diabetes and/or obesity and/or related co-morbidities, may benefit from the co-administration of semaglutide and cagrilintide, and/or of the two liquid pharmaceutical formulations disclosed herein, using the medical device disclosed herein.

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Grant date
Sep 22, 2026
Inventors
3
Patent number
US12741013
Assignee
Novo Nordisk A/S

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People

  • Tommy SanderInventor
  • Christian PoulsenInventor
  • Rosa Rebecca Erritzoee HansenInventor

Details

Primary CPC class
A61K 38/26
USPTO assignee
Novo Nordisk A/S
What the invention does
A paired liquid medicine designed to keep semaglutide and cagrilintide in separate chambers until they are delivered together to a patient.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Healthcare Technology

Technologies named

  • pharmaceutical formulations
  • semaglutide
  • cagrilintide
  • dual-chamber drug delivery

Extraction

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