Ozempic Maker Sues Spas and Clinics Selling Custom-Made Versions

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk NVO sued several medical spas, weight-loss clinics and wellness clinics, alleging they illegally said they were selling custom-made versions of Ozempic and other company medicines to people trying to shed pounds.

In lawsuits filed in federal courts across the U.S. on Tuesday, Novo Nordisk accused the spas and clinics of false advertising, trademark infringement and unfair competition.

The company asked the courts to prevent the spas and clinics from claiming their drugs contain the main ingredient in Ozempic and related drugs. It also asked the courts to require the spas and clinics to disclose their products aren’t affiliated with Novo Nordisk’s and are unapproved drugs. The legal actions are a fresh sign of how popular Ozempic—and two other Novo Nordisk medicines called Wegovy and Rybelsus—have become after researchers found their main ingredient could help certain overweight people lose pounds and celebrities began touting their benefits.

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Novo Nordisk filed the lawsuits against Champion Health and Wellness Clinics, which operates in Houston; Effinger Health’s Nuvida RX Weight Loss clinic in Tallahassee, Fla.; Ekzotika’s Cosmetic Laser Professionals Med Spa in Miami; Flawless Image Medical Aesthetics operating in East Syracuse, N.Y., and Pro Health Investments in Memphis, Tennessee.

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