Doctors say the situation forces them to get creative in treating patients, but there’s hope that prices may fall more in the ...

CVS Caremark has removed coverage of Zepbound, a GLP-1 weight-loss drug, citing pricing concerns and shifting payer dynamics ...

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Do those on Zepbound have to switch to Wegovy after Caremark drops Zepbound from preferred coverage? What options are there?

Insurers are cutting coverage, citing costs. But there’s seldom any discussion of the return on investment from these drugs ...

Wegovy received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and was launched in June 2021, and Zepbound entered the market in December 2023 as a new contender.

"Both Wegovy and Zepbound have demonstrated clinically significant weight reduction." "For example, if a patient has fatty liver, we will choose the GLP-1 that is proven to work best for liver ...

This month, CVS Caremark announced that it had also signed a deal to make Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy its preferred GLP-1RA starting in July, which concurrently deprioritised coverage for Zepbound.

Cigna will cap out-of-pocket costs at $200 per month for patients using the weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound through an add-on to its pharmacy benefit management plans, the company announced ...

Key Takeaways The weight loss drug Zepbound (tirzepatide) led to 50 percent more weight loss in a 72-week trial than Wegovy (semaglutide). Participants taking Zepbound lost 50 pounds (lb) on ...