In recent years, there has been a general trend in the United States of pharmacy benefit managers managing the cost of obesity and diabetes care to exert pressure on the price of Novo Nordisk’s and competitors’ products. Furthermore, 2025 saw the finalisation of the second round of negotiations with the US administration on Medicare Part D drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act. Included in these negotiations were semaglutide based products Ozempic®, Rybelsus® and Wegovy® from Novo Nordisk. The negotiated price for the products in Medicare Part D will go into effect in 2027.
