Novo Nordisk stock price jumps before the bell as Wegovy pill prescriptions leap
Novo Nordisk shares rose 4.9% to $62.23 in premarket trading after new data showed U.S. prescriptions for the oral Wegovy pill jumped to 20,392 from 4,286. The surge comes as investors watch prescription trends ahead of Novo’s Feb. 4 results. Rival Eli Lilly shares edged up 0.8%. India’s Sun Pharmaceutical won approval to produce generic semaglutide after the patent expires in March.