Advisory Board January 22, 2025

CMS last week announced the next 15 drugs to be included in Medicare price negotiations, a list that includes the diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy

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CMS announces next 15 drugs for price negotiations

The list of drugs includes:

  • Ozempic, Rybelsus, and Wegovy for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss
  • Trelegy Ellipta, an asthma treatment
  • Xtandi, for prostate cancer
  • Pomalyst, a chemotherapy drug
  • Ibrance, a breast cancer drug
  • Ofev, for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • Linzess, a chronic constipation drug
  • Calquence, a cancer drug
  • Austedo and Austedo XR for Huntington’s disease
  • Breo Ellipta, a COPD drug
  • Tradjenta, a diabetes drug
  • Xifaxan, for diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome
  • Vraylar, an antipsychotic drug
  • ...

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