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Novo's Awiqli® receives FDA approval as the first and only once-weekly insulin for children ...

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23 October 2026

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Healthtech Infrastructure

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United States

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Fusion42 · 23 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Novo Nordisk's Awiqli® has received FDA approval as the first once-weekly basal insulin for children aged 10 and above with type 2 diabetes, offering a treatment that reduces injection frequency from seven times a week to once weekly.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Healthtech Infrastructure.

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You now have access to a new FDA-approved insulin that drastically cuts dosing frequency for children with type 2 diabetes. This opens a real chance to simplify patient care routines and improve adherence in paediatric diabetes management.

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