Zepbound beats Wegovy for weight loss
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Allison Stange lost 40 pounds since starting Zepbound in April 2024, improving both her blood pressure and sleep apnea. Now she fears a deal struck between CVS Health Corp. and Novo Nordisk A/S will undo all that progress.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order May 12 directing drugmakers to sell medicines in the U.S. at prices similar to those offered in other wealthy countries, or face penalties and enforcement actions.
The Trump administration on Monday singled out powerful new weight-loss drugs including Wegovy and Zepbound as targets in its push to lower prescription drug prices. President Donald Trump's executive order demands that drugmakers cut prices on their products in the coming months to hew more closely to what they charge in other developed countries,
CVS Health announced plans to drop Eli Lilly's Zepbound from its preferred coverage in favor of Novo Nordisk A/S's ... a strong Q1 earnings report from Lilly and immediately raised concerns from analysts and investors worried about direct competition ...
Eli Lilly on Thursday posted better-than-expected quarterly results, but CVS Health's decision to drop the company's obesity drug Zepbound from the list of medicines it covers for reimbursement dragged shares down over 5%.