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Why cheaper GLP-1 drugs are facing legal battles
CNBC Television· 2026-02-10 19:45
The race to offer cheaper weight loss drugs is running into some legal limits. Tellahalth company Hims and Hers announced a cheaper version of Novo's Waggoi weight loss pill at the beginning of February. Now, it would cost $49 to start, which is far less than the $149 Novo sells the branded pill for, but it pulled the drug after legal and regulatory risks escalated.Now, legally, they're allowed to create a compounded version of a drug if they are saying they're adjusting the formula for quote personalized p ...