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Amazon Pharmacy adds Wegovy pill at $149 cash price, putting Novo Nordisk’s NVO stock back in play

Amazon Pharmacy adds Wegovy pill at $149 cash price, putting Novo Nordisk’s NVO stock back in play

Amazon Pharmacy said on Friday it now offers Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight-loss pill through insurance plans and a cash-pay option, with uninsured customers paying from $149 a month and some commercially insured customers paying $25 for a one-month supply. Amazon said it will add the pill to its pharmacy kiosks in the coming weeks and is working with telehealth firms including WeightWatchers, Wheel and 9amHealth; Novo has said the pill will also be available through CVS, Costco and other telehealth services such as Ro, LifeMD and GoodRx. The U.S. FDA approved the once-daily semaglutide pill in December; semaglutide is the active ingredient in injectable Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic, and Reuters said the pill’s success is tied to cash-paying consumers who cannot get coverage.
Amazon stock dips as Amazon Pharmacy adds Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill, with $25 insured pricing

Amazon stock dips as Amazon Pharmacy adds Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill, with $25 insured pricing

Amazon Pharmacy said it now offers Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill through insurance plans and a cash-pay option, widening its push into prescription drugs as demand for weight-loss treatments spreads beyond injections. Eligible customers with commercial insurance may pay as little as $25 for a one-month supply, while customers without insurance can buy the pill starting at $149 per month; U.S. regulators approved the 25-milligram semaglutide pill in December, the company said. Amazon.com shares were down 0.7% at $244.58 in early New York trade.
Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock rises premarket as Canada platform touts India-sourced Ozempic

Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock rises premarket as Canada platform touts India-sourced Ozempic

Novo Nordisk’s U.S.-listed shares gained 1.4% to $57.34 in premarket trading on Friday after the company rejected claims involving SaveRxCanada.to, a Canadian online pharmacy platform that says it offers India-sourced Ozempic to U.S. patients. SaveRxCanada.to said the pens start at about $280 each, compared with typical U.S. retail prices of $900 to $1,100. A Novo spokesperson said: “We have no customer or partner relationship with this company/platform, and Ozempic from India has not been provided to them.”
Pfizer stock price today: PFE ticks up after 340B court block as drug-pricing scrutiny returns

Pfizer stock price today: PFE ticks up after 340B court block as drug-pricing scrutiny returns

Pfizer Inc shares rose 0.3% to $25.36 on Thursday after a U.S. appeals court blocked a Trump administration pilot that would have changed how safety-net hospitals pay for some medicines. The program covered the first 10 drugs heading into Medicare price negotiations, including Pfizer and Bristol Myers Squibb’s blood thinner Eliquis, and the American Hospital Association said it would have a “devastating effect.” Reuters
Omeros stock rises in premarket after $36,000-a-vial Yartemlea price is set

Omeros stock rises in premarket after $36,000-a-vial Yartemlea price is set

Omeros Corp shares were up 0.55, or about 4%, at $14.09 in premarket trade on Thursday after the drugmaker set a $36,000 price for each single-dose vial of its newly approved Yartemlea treatment for transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy. “Median utilization was 8 to 10 vials per treatment course,” Chief Executive Gregory Demopulos told analysts. The stock rose 6.6% in extended trade on Wednesday. Reuters
Merck (MRK) stock slips after-hours as CDC backs one-dose HPV shot; Cidara deal closes

Merck (MRK) stock slips after-hours as CDC backs one-dose HPV shot; Cidara deal closes

Merck & Co shares edged down in after-hours trading on Wednesday after U.S. health officials updated the childhood immunization schedule and moved to a single dose for the human papillomavirus vaccine, a change that could pressure demand for Merck’s Gardasil shot. The stock was down about 0.2% at $108.60, after trading between $107.99 and $111.42 in the regular session. HHS.gov
AbbVie stock slips after hours after denying Revolution Medicines talks, trims 2025 profit view

AbbVie stock slips after hours after denying Revolution Medicines talks, trims 2025 profit view

AbbVie shares were down about 1% at $231.11 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the drugmaker denied a Wall Street Journal report that it was in advanced talks to buy cancer-drug developer Revolution Medicines, saying it “is not in discussions with Revolution Medicines.” The stock had closed up 4.2% at $233.42, while Revolution shares slid 11.5% late after jumping nearly 30% earlier, with the report pointing to a valuation around $20 billion. AbbVie has spent more than $20 billion on acquisitions since 2023 as its former blockbuster Humira lost patent protection. Reuters+1
Merck stock slips after Cidara tender offer; $9 billion R&D hit and HPV schedule shift in focus

Merck stock slips after Cidara tender offer; $9 billion R&D hit and HPV schedule shift in focus

Merck & Co shares were down about 0.3% at $108.59 in afternoon trade on Wednesday after the drugmaker said it had completed its cash tender offer for Cidara Therapeutics and expected to finish the acquisition through a merger later in the day. The company said the deal will be treated as an asset acquisition, lifting 2026 research and development expense by about $9.0 billion and cutting earnings per share by roughly 30 cents in the first 12 months. “The acquisition of Cidara strengthens and complements our expanding respiratory portfolio,” Chief Executive Robert M. Davis said. Merck.com
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