Novo Nordisk will explore how GLP-1 drugs could help patients struggling with addiction, its head of development Martin Holst Lange told an online press conference on Thursday. GLP-1 drugs on the market include Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic,

After Zepbound-maker Eli Lilly reduced the price of the weight-loss drug, competitor Novo Nordisk has cut the price of weight-loss drug Wegovy.

Novo Nordisk said it will offer all doses of Wegovy for $499 a month to patients paying cash, a bid to reach consumers who can’t get the blockbuster drug through insurance.