Sanders Hopes Pressure Will Force Down Ozempic Price
By: Peter Sullivan, Axios Sen. Bernie Sanders is trying to use the bully pulpit to lower the price of wildly popular anti-obesity drugs the same way he helped pushed drugmakers to limit inhaler and insulin costs. But this bid could be much more of an uphill climb. Why it matters: Surging demand for drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy could severely strain Medicare and patients’