The 15 drugs selected for negotiation are prescribed to 5.3 million Medicare beneficiaries to treat conditions ranging from ...

Semaglutide, a medication originally designed to treat type 2 diabetes, has recently gained significant attention as a weight ...

People who stayed on a 7.2 milligram weekly dose of semaglutide lost around 20% of their body weight over 72 weeks.

Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.

Novo sells semaglutide as Ozempic and Rybelsus for diabetes and as Wegovy for obesity. In price talks, CMS will treat the different forms as a single product.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 15 new drugs it wants to lower the cost for, including popular, but ...

Medicare has chosen 15 prescription medications for price negotiations this year, building off a first round of negotiations ...

Novo Nordisk A/S’s blockbuster drug Wegovy was targeted for price cuts by the US government and suffered a setback in a new ...

In other news, Novo Nordisk announced the results from its phase 3b STEP UP semaglutide trial today. Specifically, the ...

The Biden administration announced Friday that Ozempic, Wegovy and 13 additional drugs will now be covered under Medicare ...

Wegovy, the weight-loss brand of semaglutide, has a recommended maintenance dose of 2.4 mg. Novo ran the Phase III STEP UP ...