by winston » Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:16 am
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Eli Lilly will begin offering vials of its best-selling weight-loss drug Zepbound through Ro’s telehealth platform, giving patients another way to access a more affordable version of the shot.
Patients could previously only get vials of Zepbound, typically sold in an autoinjector pen, through Lilly’s direct-to-consumer site.
To bolster supplies of the wildly popular medicines and offer a more affordable option to patients whose insurance plans don’t cover them, the company launched the vials in August.
Patients have flocked to telehealth companies to get prescriptions for popular weight-loss shots.
Ro, a startup valued at $7 billion, offers name-brand versions as well as copycats made by compounding pharmacies for a fraction of the price.
Source: Bloomberg
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