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Discounted Ozempic Could Deflate ETF Optimism Around Hims & Hers

Hims Hers Health Inc (NYSE:HIMS) investors can’t catch a break. Less than two months since Novo Nordisk AS (NYSE:NVO) terminated its Wegovy partnership with the telehealth company abruptly, the pharma giant is again in the news, this time partnering with GoodRx Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:GDRX) to provide discounted access to Ozempic…

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GoodRx Holdings Surges 5% After Hours on Novo Nordisk Partnership for $499 Monthly Ozempic, Wegovy Access

GoodRx Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:GDRX) shares jumped 5.08% in after-hours trading on Monday, following the announcement of a collaboration with Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) to offer discounted GLP-1 medications at fixed pricing nationwide.

Benzinga

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy Snags Conditional FDA Nod For Fatty Liver Disease

On Saturday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an additional indication for Novo Nordisk A/S’ (NYSE:NVO) Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4 mg) based on a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in adults with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (consistent with stages F2 to F3…

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‘I lost four stone on Mounjaro – but piled weight back on when I couldn’t afford to keep taking it’

Darren Ratcliffe was paying £270 a month for weight-loss jab Mounjaro

The Independent UK

Crude Oil Gains Over 1%; UnitedHealth Earnings Miss Views

U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 0.2% on Tuesday.

Benzinga

Ozempic and Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk sees shares tumble on profit alert

The Danish firm blamed the move to slash its guidance on intense competition from rivals and copycat drugs in the US.

Evening Standard

Obesity drug prices are dropping, but getting a steady supply remains a challenge

Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging

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Hims CEO Slams Novo Nordisk For 'Anticompetitive Demands' After Ozempic Maker Abruptly Ends Partnership: 'We Refuse To Be Strong-Armed'

Hims Hers Health Inc. (NYSE:HIMS), CEO Andrew Dudum, has accused Novo Nordisk of exerting anticompetitive pressure to prioritize its weight-loss drug Wegovy over patient needs after the abrupt termination of its partnership with a pharmaceutical giant.

Benzinga

Novo Nordisk Just Axed Its Deal with Hims & Hers. Should You Buy the Dip in HIMS Stock?

Hims & Hers stock tumbles as Novo Nordisk terminates Wegovy deal. BofA warns of significant further downside in the HIMS share price.

Barchart

Weight-loss jab Mounjaro helps people shed much more weight than rival – study

Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Wegovy (semaglutide) are weight-loss medicines that make people feel fuller for longer and therefore less hungry.

The Independent UK

Despite Challenges Novo Nordisk Plans to Crush GLP-1 Competitors

Novo Nordisk slashed prices on its GLP-1 obesity drugs as it launches NovoCare to gain compounded GLP-1 users as the compounding labs face deadlines to cease.

MarketBeat

Weight loss drug Wegovy approved to treat heart disease in overweight and obese Australian patients

TGA approved new indication for semaglutide drug in December 2024, but allocation to PBS still to be decided

The Guardian - AU

Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk sponsored British pharmacies in pursuit of sales

Danish drug company gave money for Google ads to promote weight loss services and received data on web traffic and prescriptions

The Guardian - UK

Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro? The battle of the weight-loss injections

As drugs emerge as vital to the Government’s anti-obesity strategy, BBC Panorama is shedding light on the pharmaceuticals industry behind them

Evening Standard

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Considering taking Wegovy to lose weight? Here are the risks and benefits – and how it differs from Ozempic

The weight-loss drug Wegovy is now available in Australia.

The Guardian - UK

Women advised to pair effective contraception with ‘skinny jabs’

Amid baby boom reports linked to drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, experts say it would be ‘wise’ to take extra precautions

WEKU

Decades-old law limits access to Wegovy for Medicaid beneficiaries

New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them.

The Guardian - UK

Danish firm behind weight-loss drug Wegovy raises profit forecast to £15.3bn

Novo Nordisk, which is now Europe’s most valuable company, also reports strong sales of diabetes drug Ozempic

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International Business Times

US FDA Approves Wegovy To Cut Risk Of Heart Problems

The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for a popular anti-obesity drug to be used to prevent serious heart conditions for the first time, in a move likely to expand insurance coverage.

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Novo Holdings Acquires Catalent for .5 Billion, Expands Wegovy Capacity

Novo Holdings has announced its acquisition of Catalent for .5 billion, a move aimed at expanding the production capacity of Wegovy, a drug used for obe...

The Guardian - UK

Obesity drug boom pushes Novo Nordisk shares to record high

Market value of Danish drugmaker behind Wegovy and Ozempic tops $500bn as demand soars

The Independent UK

Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds

A new large study finds that the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in certain patients

Fortune

Novo Nordisk faces first real test as Eli Lilly wins approval for a weight loss-aiding drug

U.S. regulators signed off on Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Zepbound, which can also be used to aid weight loss like Wegovy and Ozempic.

Fortune

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have so much promise a major bank is telling investors to short junk food stocks

Barclays strategists expect "disruption into a number of industries," thanks to drugs like Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy.

The Independent UK

Wegovy weight-loss jab 'significantly' improves blood sugar in diabetics

Hailed as potential ‘game changer’ in tackling obesity, Semaglutide can also help those with type 2 diabetes

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