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.

Wegovy is the first GLP-1 drug approved to treat adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). An ongoing study aims to confirm the benefits.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the weight loss drug Wegovy to treat an increasingly prevalent liver disease on Friday. Roughly 15 million people — six percent of adults in the United States — have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, known as MASH. Rates of the disease are rising.