Tag Archives: Ozempic

Trulicity on Medicare Negotiation List; Novo Outspends Lilly on GLP-1RA Advertising; Ro’s GLP-1RA Super Bowl Commercial

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: CMS included Lilly’s Trulicity for the third round of Medicare price negotiations (view press release); Novo spent nearly $500M on US advertising of Wegovy and Ozempic (view article); and Ro announced plans to air a “Healthier on Ro” Super Bowl commercial (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Roche Initiates Ph3 Obesity Program; Novo Partners for T1DM and Launches New Ozempic Campaign; Ascletis Selects Obesity Candidate; BioAge Expands NLRP3i Development; Richard DiMarchi Featured in IU Commercial

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items has been observed from Roche, Novo Nordisk, Ascletis Pharma, BioAge Labs, and Indiana University. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Novo Files 7.2mg Wegovy; CMS Cuts Semaglutide Prices; FDA Publishes Marketing Violation Letters

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novo Nordisk submitted its sNDA to FDA for high-dose (7.2mg) Wegovy in obesity (view press release); CMS announced the negotiated prices from the second round of IRA discussions, including Novo’s semaglutide (view press release; view fact sheet); and FDA published promotional activity violation letters from the OPDP (view letters). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including the projected approval timeline for high-dose Wegovy in the US.

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Novo Reduces Wegovy and Ozempic US DTP Pricing

Novo Nordisk announced that effective today (November 17), it is reducing the US cash-pay price of injectable Wegovy and Ozempic to $199/month for the first two months and $349/month for subsequent months (down from $499/month). Below, FENIX provides insight into Novo’s pricing updates, including a curious observation (and hypothesis) regarding the 2.0mg Ozempic dose.

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Novo Q3 ’25 Earnings; Lowers FY 2025 Guidance…Again

Novo Nordisk hosted its Q3 ’25 earnings call (press release; slides) and provided updates across its CVRM portfolio and obesity pipeline. Of note, the company has lowered its FY 2025 sales growth guidance again from 8-14% to 8-11% due to continued underperformance of its semaglutide franchise. Recall, at the beginning of the year, Novo originally guided that FY 2025 sales growth would be in the range of 16-24% (view slide). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the Q3 ’25 earnings call, including thoughts on the Metsera acquisition saga.

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Viking’s Topline AE Data Scares the Street; Medtronic Q2 ‘25 Earnings; Novo Partners for Oral Peptide Research; Rezdiffra Gains EU Marketing Authorization; UK Approves Tzield; Luna Closes Series A Funding Round; Health Canada Approves FLOW; EMA Accepts NewAmsterdam’s Obicetrapib MAA 

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items has been observed from Viking Therapeutics, Medtronic, Novo Nordisk, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi, Luna Health, and NewAmsterdam Pharma. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Wegovy MASH Label Analysis; Ozempic Offered Through NovoCare

FDA recently approved Wegovy (2.4mg semaglutide; QW SC GLP-1RA; view label) for the treatment of noncirrhotic MASH in adults with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (F2-F3 MASH; view press release). The accelerated approval is based on results from Part 1 of the ongoing Ph3 ESSENCE study (view publication; previous FENIX insight). Additionally, Echosens and Novo Nordisk announced they are advancing their partnership to increase awareness and early diagnosis of MASH (view press release). Below, FENIX has conducted a Wegovy label analysis, including a comparison with Madrigal’s Rezdiffra (resmetirom), the only other approved treatment for MASH.

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