Novo Nordisk's CEO took the Washington hot seat over Ozempic prices. 3 takeaways from his testimony
CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen agreed today, during a Senate committee hearing, to sit down with lawmakers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to look into the possibility of cutting list prices for the company’s popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs.
'Miracle' Weight Loss Drug Ozempic To Enter US Price Negotiations Within A Year, Novo Nordisk CEO Says Ahead Of Senate Hearing
CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, has revealed that their diabetes medication and often hailed as a “miracle” weight loss drug, Ozempic will soon be eligible for U.S. government price negotiations, potentially within the next year.
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.
Novo CEO Blames Ozempic’s High Cost on Drug Middlemen’s Tactics
Novo Nordisk A/S Chief Executive Officer Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen will use a familiar argument to defend the US prices of blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy when he appears Tuesday before a congressional committee led by Senator Bernie Sanders: It’s the middlemen.
Novo Nordisk CEO Faces Senate Questions Over High Prices Of Ozempic And Wegovy In US
Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in
Novo Nordisk CEO Grilled by Congress Over Price of Ozempic
During a tense hearing before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen faced tough questions over the company's high prices for its blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.
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.
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.
Why does Ozempic cost so much? Senators grilled Novo Nordisk CEO for answers.
Novo Nordisk CEO grilled over company's pricing for the diabetes drug Ozempic and the weight-loss drug Wegovy.
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With Novo CEO on the hot seat at Senate hearing, PBMs and insurance concerns get the spotlight
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‘Greed, greed, greed’: Sanders demands Ozempic maker lower prices
While grilling Novo Nordisk’s chief executive over the price of its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Ozempic and ...
EXCLUSIVE: Novo Nordisk Faces Political Heat Over Weight-Loss Drug Prices Ahead Of Elections, Yet 'The Real Issue Is With The Middlemen'
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Novo CEO to blame drug middlemen
The CEO of Novo Nordisk will testify in the Senate HELP Committee tomorrow about the cost of popular diabetes and weight loss ...
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Bernie Sanders demands Ozempic producer to ‘stop ripping us off’ in Senate hearing
Sen. Bernie Sanders grilled the CEO of Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic, over the price of the breakthrough diabetes and weight loss drug.
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Ozempic price cuts wouldn’t affect PBMs, Bernie Sanders says
Novo Nordisk CEO has cautioned that reducing drugs’ list prices can carry harmful unintended consequences for patients’ ...