Wegovy is a licensed and patented drug developed by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. This means that for the life of the patent, no other pharmaceutical company can market this drug. Therefore, the simple answer is that there is no cheaper version of Wegovy available. However, as a GL...
The list prices of Zepbound and other popular weight loss drugs, such asNovo Nordisk's Wegovy, are around $1,000 per month before insurance and other rebates. Those treatments are part of a blockbuster class of medications called GLP-1s, which mimic certain gut hormones to tamp down a...
Lilly explained that the new product would be sent directly to consumers. Hims & Hers recently began offering a copycat version of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic, and planned to have one for Zepbound in the near future. Shares of Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) sank in intra...
Ali says that other companies may follow in Eli Lilly’s footsteps. “When they see a sudden increase in sales because of it, they’ll want to do it, too,” he says. Overall, Ali says this should be a good move for the industry. “Anything that will help lower the cost and make ...