STAT+: Novo Nordisk to sell obesity drug Wegovy direct to patients at lower price

Novo Nordisk will start selling its obesity drug Wegovy directly to patients at a reduced price, following a similar move from Eli Lilly as the two drugmakers compete for market share and try to draw patients away from compounding pharmacies that have been making cheaper copies of weight loss drugs.

Wegovy normally carries a list price of about $1,350 a month, but Novo will sell the treatment through its new direct-to-consumer offering called NovoCare Pharmacy at $499 a month for all doses to cash-paying patients, meaning patients who are paying on their own without insurance.

Orders will be fulfilled by CenterWell Pharmacy, a subsidiary of Humana that offers home delivery services.

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