Medicare will soon start paying lower prices for Novo Nordisk’s weight- loss drug Wegovy and its Type 2 diabetes treatment Ozempic, the federal agency that manages the program said Friday.The announcement confirms the long-anticipated inclusion of the blockbuster Novo medicines among 15 additional drugs whose prices Medicare will be allowed to negotiate with drugmakers this year.

Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will be subject to the next round of Medicare price negotiations, the Biden administration announced Friday.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has included Ozempic among the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation. The CMS listed Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy — all forms of