Interestingly, celebrities like Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey and Amy Schumer, among others, have also endorsed drugs like Ozempic after using them for weight loss. In India, too, the weight loss transition of celebrities like Karan Johar, Kusha Kapila, Tanmay Bhat, etc, have been linked to Ozempic, though they have denied taking these medicines.

Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.

The U.S. government named 15 drugs that will be subject to the second round of price negotiations by Medicare, including Ozempic and Wegovy, the drugs at the center of the weight-loss craze. The Biden administration said the drugs account for $41 billion in annual Medicare spending,

The White House on Friday said Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic were among the 15 medications picked for a round of price negotiations with Medicare. The companies do not have to negotiate,