Bernie Sanders grills Novo Nordisk CEO on price of Ozempic, other weight-loss drugs
Sen. Bernie Sanders grilled Novo Nordisk's CEO Lars Jorgensen over the cost of the company's weight loss and diabetes medications, Ozempic and Wegovy.
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 grilled him about high prices in the U.S. that far exceed the cost in
Lawmakers challenge drug company CEO over steep prices for Ozempic and Wegovy
Ozempic and Wegovy are some of the most popular drugs in the country, driven by their remarkable success in treating diabetes and obesity. But the drugs are extremely expensive, and the drugmaker’s CEO appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday to face questions about why those prices are so high.
Sen. Sanders says middlemen won't punish Novo if it cuts weight-loss drug prices
Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday he had commitments from the nation's top pharmacy benefit managers that they would expand coverage of Novo Nordisk's popular diabetes and weight-loss medicines if the company lowered the list prices.
Lawmakers press Novo Nordisk CEO over weight-loss drug prices
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on Tuesday, to discuss Novo Nordisk lowering prices for weight-loss drugs.
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders grills CEO of Novo Nordisk on drug costs
The CEO of Novo Nordisk took questions for more than two hours during a Senate Health Committee hearing focused on addressing the high cost Ozempic and Wegovy.
Novo Nordisk CEO faces US Congress scrutiny over weight-loss drug pricing
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is set to question Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen on Tuesday over the drugmaker's prices for its popular weight-loss and diabetes medicines that can cost Americans more than $1,
Sanders quizes Ozempic CEO over high prices in tense hearing
What I am asking you is, if you don’t act, 40,000 people a year could die? Is this acceptable to you?” the senator asked.
Ozempic maker's CEO grilled over price of weight loss drugs
The CEO of the company that makes Ozempic faced a Bernie Sanders-led Senate hearing on Tuesday.
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 brand-name prescriptions.
Ozempic producer CEO in hot seat in Senate hearing over cost of drug
Senators grilled Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jergensen Tuesday over the costs of Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs.
Bernie Sanders demands Ozempic producer to ‘stop ripping us off’ in Senate hearing
Senators grilled Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen at a hearing on Tuesday about the cost of diabetes drug Ozempic and weight ...
EXCLUSIVE: Novo Nordisk Faces Political Heat Over Weight-Loss Drug Prices Ahead Of Elections, Yet 'The Real Issue Is With The Middlemen'
Novo Nordisk under political pressure over high U.S. drug prices as CEO testifies before Congress. PBMs and limited impact on ...
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‘Greed, greed, greed’: Sanders demands Ozempic maker lower prices
From a moral perspective, does it bother you knowing that keeping the price of Ozempic and Wegovy so high in the United ...
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Maker of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs grilled about high cost in the U.S.
The CEO of Novo Nordisk was questioned about the high cost in the U.S. of Wegovy and Ozempic, the wildly popular diabetes and ...