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Pharmacy benefit manager CVS Caremark drops Zepbound coverage, estimating 10-15% savings while Eli Lilly offers self-pay ...
Novo Nordisk seeks EMA approval for 7.2 mg Wegovy dose after trials show 21% weight loss in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging ...
Do those on Zepbound have to switch to Wegovy after Caremark drops Zepbound from preferred coverage? What options are there?
CVS Caremark has removed coverage of Zepbound, a GLP-1 weight-loss drug, citing pricing concerns and shifting payer dynamics ...
Joie Armstrong asked her doctor about taking a GLP-1 medication to help her lose weight six times before she got a prescription, and then was denied coverage by her insurance company. Adrian, a ...
Both semaglutide and tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes and weight loss are GLP-1 agonists, meaning they mimic the hormone.
Proponents say direct-to-consumer sales by drugmakers cut out intermediaries that add needlessly to prices. Detractors see ethical issues and prices that are still too high for many patients.
A separate Prime analysis, however, of year-over-year claims data for Wegovy and Zepbound only found an improvement in ...
Facing limited insurance coverage and unaffordable prices for drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, Americans are importing active ...
Questions included whether the Indianapolis-based drugmaker is working to improve insurance coverage for the drug and highlighted users’ concerns about comparisons with Novo Nordisk's Wegovy.