(Bloomberg) -- CVS Health Corp.’s drug-benefits unit negotiated a deal to make Novo Nordisk A/S’s Wegovy more widely available to its members, a blow to rival Eli Lilly & Co.’s Zepbound that ...

Zepbound will be excluded. This could complicate access to a drug that many patients cannot afford to pay for on their own. The formulary is maintained by CVS Health’s pharmacy benefits ...

Eli Lilly and Company's stock fell over 11% after CVS Caremark excluded Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound from its standard commercial formularies starting July 1, 2025. The market overreacted to ...

CVS’s drug-benefits unit, known as Caremark, earlier this month negotiated a deal to make Novo’s Wegovy more widely available to its customers — knocking Eli Lilly & Co.’s Zepbound off its ...

CVS Health announced plans to drop Eli Lilly's Zepbound from its preferred coverage in favor of Novo Nordisk A/S's Wegovy for weight loss — a major blow to the Indianapolis pharmaceutical company.

Eli Lilly Downplays CVS Move to Drop Zepbound Coverage, Shares Plunge By Bhanvi Satija and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -Eli Lilly on Thursday downplayed CVS Health's decision to drop the company's ...

Eli Lilly’s stock wobbled Thursday after a looming coverage hit was detailed for its blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound. CVS Health said the drugs Wegovy and Saxenda from rival drugmaker Novo ...

Shares in Eli Lilly have weakened after CVS Health, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the US, said it would no longer cover its obesity therapy Zepbound. The shares closed ...

Evernorth said that through direct negotiations with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, patients’ monthly copay costs for Wegovy ...

CVS Health said the drugs Wegovy and Saxenda from rival drugmaker Novo Nordisk will become the preferred options on its standard formulary, or list of covered drugs, as of July 1. Zepbound will be ...