The 15 drugs selected for negotiation are prescribed to 5.3 million Medicare beneficiaries to treat conditions ranging from ...

Semaglutide, a medication originally designed to treat type 2 diabetes, has recently gained significant attention as a weight ...

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

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

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.

Surgery is the gold standard, GLP-1s are all the rage—whether a head-to-head study is needed depends on who you ask.

The phase 3 STEP UP trial enrolled 1407 adults aged 18 years and older with a body mass index of at least 30kg/m2 and without diabetes.

By Bhanvi Satija and Christy Santhosh (Reuters) -Websites selling compounded versions of popular weight-loss drugs from Novo ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 15 new drugs it wants to lower the cost for, including popular, but ...

The Biden administration said Medicare will negotiate discounts with drug companies on 15 drugs prescribed to treat cancer, ...

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

The Biden administration announced Friday that Ozempic, Wegovy and 13 additional drugs will now be covered under Medicare ...