Ozempic, Weight Loss
Maker of Ozempic and Wegovy faces grilling over high cost of weight loss drugs
Is Ozempic and Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk helping Americans save taxpayer money or ripping them off? The company's CEO is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
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Ozempic and Wegovy drugmaker treating US as its 'cash cow', Sanders says
Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, Novo Nordisk's CEO, says his company is working to expand manufacturing to meet the supply shortages.
U.S. lawmakers question high drug prices to CEO of Ozempic and Wegovy
The high price of some popular weight loss drugs is at the center of a congressional committee on Tuesday with a pharmaceutical executive in the hot seat. Stephanie Stahl reports more on the price concerns.
Ozempic and Wegovy drugmaker CEO defends high costs of drugs
Novo Nordisk chief executive Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen faced questioning on Capitol Hill over the health care costs of the company’s weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. NBC News’ Christine Romans reports on how Jørgensen claimed the high prices were due to complications of the U.
Ozempic maker testifies before Senate committee on weight loss drug prices
Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Tuesday.
Can You Drink on Ozempic? Find out How Alcohol Can Affect Weight Loss
If you’re taking Ozempic, you already know how important it is to eat a well-balanced diet. But what about your alcohol intake? Can you drink on Ozempic? A glass of wine with dinner or a weekend cocktail may seem like no big deal.
How weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy were developed and the scientists behind them
Developed to treat diabetes, drugs like Ozempic now help fight obesity. Scientists newly honoured for working on them recall their findings Half a century of advances in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic - so what was that journey like for the scientists involved?
Ozempic can improve a common, chronic skin condition, new study claims
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a lesion-causing inflammatory disorder that affects at least 1 in 100 people and is strongly ...
Senators press Novo Nordisk CEO on why Ozempic and Wegovy cost less abroad
Weight-loss drugs sell in Europe for a fraction of what they cost in the United States, a pattern that is typical for ...
Novo Nordisk CEO set to defend Ozempic, Wegovy prices on Capitol Hill
The CEO of Novo Nordisk is set to face pointed questions on Capitol Hill Tuesday about the prices of the Danish ...
Sen. Bernie Sanders grills maker of Ozempic over sky-high U.S. prices
The maker of diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy was in the hot seat Tuesday as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ...
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Sanders leads HELP Committee hearing with Novo Nordisk CEO on Ozempic and Wegovy prices
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today led the committee in a hearing to ...
Pharma boss to be grilled over Ozempic and Wegovy prices
Senator Bernie Sanders launched an investigation into the issue, noting that Novo Nordisk lists a monthly price of $1,349 (£1,010) for Wegovy in the US, whilst in the UK it can be purchased privately ...
Ozempic and Wegovy Sales Will Soon Pay for $68 Billion of Novo R&D
Ozempic and Wegovy are making so much money for Novo Nordisk A/S that their cumulative sales will soon surpass the ...