Novo Nordisk shares climbed after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for the Danish drugmaker’s blockbuster Wegovy medicine to treat a serious fatty liver disease. Shares in Novo Nordisk rose as much as 5% in early European trading Monday,

Novo Nordisk’s wildly popular GLP-1 drug Wegovy has been approved for use against a serious form of liver disease.

With a new endorsement from the FDA, Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy has picked up its third indication and become the second drug approved in a severe form of fatty liver disease. | The FDA has signed off on an accelerated approval for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy to treat certain adults with metabolic-associated steatohepatitis.