Get the skinny on this. Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company that manufactures Ozempic, said that it is “very likely” the cost of the popular diabetes-turned-weight loss drug will be cut in the second round of Medicare drug price negotiations.

Ozempic, the blockbuster diabetes shot made by Novo Nordisk A/S, is “very likely” to be one of the next drugs targeted for a price cut in bargaining with the US government’s Medicare program, a company executive said.

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk expects its diabetes drug Ozempic will "very likely" be on the U.S. government's 2027 list of price negotiations, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing a company executive.