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,

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.

Novo Nordisk will slash the price of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy for cash-paying patients, after American rival Eli Lilly discounted some of its Zepbound injections last week. The Danish drugmaker will sell Wegovy directly to patients through its own online pharmacy.