Novo Nordisk (NVO) has cut the listing prices by half for its obesity drug Wegovy in some Chinese provinces as the company prepares for copycats to flood the market, Amber Tong of Bloomberg reports, citing local media Yicai. The listing prices for the company’s two highest doses of Wegovy were cut to 987.48 yuan and 1,284.36, respectively, Yicai reported, citing drug-procurement documents for Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.
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