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Researchers find tirzepatide more effective than semaglutide for weight loss in a 72-week trial, with significant reductions ...
The percentage of adults prescribed a GLP-1 drug like Wegovy or Zepbound jumped almost sevenfold over the past five years, ...
Cigna will cap out-of-pocket costs at $200 per month for patients using the weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound through an ...
Tirzepatide (Zepbound) led to more weight loss than semaglutide (Wegovy) in a clinical trial funded by Eli Lilly.
Nearly 32% of Zepbound users lost at least a quarter of their body weight, compared with about 16% of Wegovy users. In both groups, weight loss was about 6% lower in men than in women, AP said. Both ...
Despite the price drops, the drugs remain costly. Novo Nordisk cut the price of Wegovy by 23 percent for cash payments from ...
Novo Nordisk will sell a less expensive one-month supply of Wegovy for patients who previously took compounded versions of ...
Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound led to nearly 50 percent more weight loss than Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in the first direct ...
Drugmakers are introducing discounts and lower-cost options for consumers who have to pay for GLP-1 drugs out of pocket. News outlets look at the trend in pricing for drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound.
Health plan sponsors are also expected to see a reduction in the net cost per prescription of GLP-1 medications to treat obesity.
Evernorth said that through direct negotiations with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, patients’ monthly copay costs for Wegovy (semaglutide) and Zepbound (tirzepatide) will not exceed $200.
Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, maker of blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy, says its CEO is stepping down.