Weight Loss Drugs Changed Their Lives. Then They Lost Coverage.
In Michigan, the state’s largest insurer has tightened restrictions around medications like Wegovy. Patients are panicking.
Novo Nordisk shares plummet after weight-loss drug’s disappointing trial results
Investors and analysts had eagerly awaited this data as a test of Novo’s case that it has a strong pipeline of drugs to follow Wegovy in the fiercely competitive anti-obesity market.
Weight-loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk's shares fall on disappointing study
Shares in Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, plunged on Friday after it announced disappointing results of a new drug study.
Weight loss drugs are getting people to the doctor. Now comes the wave of long-ignored diagnoses
Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are boosting the use of healthcare in the U.S., leading to an uptick in patients getting diagnosed and starting prescriptions for other conditions, according to a new analysis by health data firm Truveta.
Novo Nordisk Shares Plunge After New Obesity Shot Disappoints
Shares in the company dived after a new anti-obesity treatment missed expectations in a study, denting its chances of becoming the company’s next blockbuster weight loss drug.
Novo Nordisk's dosing in CagriSema obesity drug trial puzzles investors
Pedersen and Mariam Sunny LONDON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk shareholders were seeking on Friday to find out why such a high number of patients in the late-stage trial of its next-generation obesity drug candidate CagriSema did not reach the highest dose strength of the medicine.
Novo Nordisk’s next-generation weight-loss drug matches Lilly’s Zepbound in major trial, but doesn’t surpass it
Novo Nordisk’s latest attempt in weight loss, a combination drug called CagriSema, matched the bar set by Lilly’s currently approved medicine, Zepbound, but didn’t cleanly surpass it in late-stage clinical trial findings reported Friday.
Novo Nordisk faces stock market bloodbath after weight-loss drug trial disappoints
Novo Nordisk, Europe’s largest company by market value, faced a stock market bloodbath on Friday after disappointing results from a new drug study caused investors to flee the drugmaker. The Danish producer of Ozempic,
Novo Nordisk's drug trial results weaken Danish currency
The Danish crown weakened on Friday, after disappointing results from a late-stage trial of a new weight-loss drug drove a big fall in the shares of Denmark's largest company, Novo Nordisk.
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Half a million people buying weight-loss jabs online because of ‘slow’ NHS rollout
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Novo Nordisk stock price takes a tumble after the Wegovy maker’s next-generation weight-loss drug underwhelms
Results for its new CagriSema drug, while promising, fell below expectations, sending shares of the pharmaceutical giant down ...
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Greater Philly’s largest health insurer to restrict coverage for weight loss medications, citing ‘exorbitant costs’
Independence Blue Cross joins other insurance companies in restricting coverage of Wegovy and Ozempic to Type 2 diabetes and ...
FDA: Weight loss drug Zepbound, diabetes drug Mounjaro no longer in shortage
Consumers who take copies of the weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes drug Mounjaro will need to find a new source for ...
Tennessee woman accused of selling fake weight loss drugs as counterfeit concerns grow
The woman was accused of selling counterfeit versions of popular weight loss drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy. Experts say ...
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How to Get Wegovy Online and in Person in 2025: Expert Weighs in
Wegovy, the weight loss medication you can only get with a prescription from a licensed healthcare professional, may intrigue you. Here’s who is eligible and what to expect at your initial ...