Why buzzy weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy cost so much more in the US

Tech Insider
ozempic pen
Semaglutide is a weekly injection that mimics a hunger-regulating hormone in the body.

Insider

JPMorgan is asking senior managers to be in the office five days a week. Here's the latest on return-to-office mandates.

Tech Insider

Hi, I'm Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today's Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories.

On the agenda today:

Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs could save lives. Too bad millions of Americans are being denied access to them.

Tech Insider : Politics
An illustration of a bathroom scale wrapped in bills. The dial indicates a heavier weight.
While the while the healthcare system battles it out over revolutionary new weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, people who most need obesity treatment are stuck without access to these critical drugs.

Robyn Phelps/Insider

Americans desperate for the hot weight-loss drug Ozempic are turning to Canada and Mexico because they can't afford it at home

Tech Insider
A hand reaching across a US flag to an image of a Canadian flag to grab a box of Ozempic and pull it back over the US flag.

iStock; Rebecca Zisser/Insider

Trendy weight-loss drug Ozempic is now a Hollywood punchline. See how doctors and clinics are using TikTok to sell the weight-loss injections.

Tech Insider
Illustration
Demand for semaglutide injections, such as Wegovy and Ozempic, is exploding.

Arif Qazi / Insider

WeightWatchers is buying a company that lets you pay $99 a month to see a doctor on video and get a prescription to popular weight-loss drug Ozempic

Tech Insider
Houseparty Sima Sistani
Sima Sistani, CEO of WeightWatchers, which announced it would be acquiring Sequence, a digital health platform for weight loss.

Houseparty

Subscribe to wegovy