Novo Nordisk reported forecast-beating third-quarter sales of its popular Wegovy weight-loss drug on Wednesday, reassuring investors worried that demand was slowing and it could lose the race in the fast-growing obesity drug market.

Novo Nordisk A/S shares rose as surging sales of the blockbuster weight-loss treatment Wegovy reassured investors after rival Eli Lilly & Co. reported disappointing sales of its obesity treatment last week.

Sales of Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy continue to soar, surpassing Wall Street expectations. The Danish pharma giant posted its third-quarter earnings report early Tuesday morning and boasted sales figures blowing past analysts’ projections.