Today, Novo Nordisk announced that, effective January 1, 2027, the company will lower the list price, or wholesale acquisition cost (WAC), of Wegovy (semaglutide) injection 2.4 mg and tablets 25 mg, Ozempic (semaglutide) injection 0.5 mg, 1 mg, and 2 mg, and Rybelsus (semaglutide) tablets 7 mg or 14 mg to $675, representing reductions of approximately 50% and 35% for Wegovy and Ozempic, respectively, from the current list price. This decision applies to all doses of these medicines and reflects Novo Nordisk’s commitment to enhancing affordability for patients and both public and private payers dealing with the complexities of the evolving US healthcare system.

“Lowering the list price of Wegovy and Ozempic is the best approach to address the unprecedented opportunity to help more than 100 million people living with obesity and over 35 million people with type 2 diabetes in the United States. Private and public payers, as well as patients, want access and have been calling for lower list prices,” said Jamey Millar, executive vice president, US Operations of Novo Nordisk. “Our actions today answer that call and remove cost barriers so the value of Wegovy and Ozempic can be realized by more patients. The lower list price is intended to connect more people with our innovative medicines, specifically those whose out-of-pocket costs are linked to list price, such as individuals with high-deductible health plans or co-insurance benefit designs.”

Not all GLP-1s are the same. Semaglutide is the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic, offering powerful efficacy and, unlike any other molecule in the GLP-1 class, it has FDA-approved medicines with indications for adults with obesity (Wegovy), type 2 diabetes (Ozempic), type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (Ozempic injection), and comorbid cardiovascular disease (Wegovy and Ozempic).

Through this action to lower list prices, Novo Nordisk seeks to improve access to these medicines for even more patients and is the latest in a series of efforts from Novo Nordisk, making it easier and more affordable for people in the US to get authentic, FDA-approved Wegovy and Ozempic in the way that best fits their lives. This change does not impact other access efforts, including direct-to-patient, self-pay prices.

Source: Novo Nordisk