Pharma CEO facing subpoena over Ozempic cost: 'Highest prices in the world'

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Pharma CEO facing subpoena over Ozempic cost: 'Highest prices in the world'
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A study released in March found Ozempic could be manufactured for between $0.89 and $4.73.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 17: In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions panel will decide on June 18 whether to order Langa to testify on Novo Nordisk’s pricing of Ozempic and Wegovy. Americans must pay $969 a month for Ozempic and nearly $400 more for Wegovy, according to the committee. The HELP Committee has reached out time and time again to Novo Nordisk to request their voluntary attendance at a hearing to discuss why they are charging Americans up to 10 or 15 times more for the exact same product sold in other countries,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and the chairman of the committee, said. “Unfortunately, despite all of our efforts, they have repeatedly denied our requests.”determined last year the estimated minimum price for Wegovy was $40 per month.

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