Novo Nordisk lowers Ozempic cost to $499 per month for uninsured U.S. patients, expanding access through NovoCare and 70,000 pharmacies.

Novo Nordisk announced Monday that US patients can now get a month’s supply of Ozempic, the blockbuster diabetes drug, for $499, for those who pay for medications on their own and don’t go through insurance.

Novo Nordisk is slashing the price of its blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic for U.S. patients who self-pay or are uninsured.