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

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 ...

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

Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are among the 15 drugs targeted for ...

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 ...

Novo Nordisk said on Friday a late-stage trial with a high-dose version of its weight loss drug semaglutide helped overweight ...

GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss involve all kinds of side effects—good and not-so-good—that may or may not strike the ...

The government is expected to pay lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. The Trump administration will decide ...

In the ongoing quest to expand semaglutide’s clinical pedigree and cement the GLP-1's market position, Novo Nordisk is ...

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