CNBC

Novo Nordisk cuts direct-to-consumer prices for Wegovy, Ozempic to $349 a month

Novo Nordisk said it is lowering the direct-to-consumer prices of its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes counterpart Ozempic to $349 per month from $499 per month for existing ...
STAT

How direct-to-consumer health tests could impact insurance, mortgages, and employment

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT. As ...
RealClearMarkets

Why Direct-to-Consumer Drug Sales Are the Future

Medicine is expensive and only seems to get more so every year. But this doesn’t have to be inevitable. The reason patients pay so much is an insurance industry that no longer functions like insurance ...
USA Today

Cutting the Middleman: Jay Bhaumik on the Rise of Direct-to-Consumer Drug Sales

A major shift is gaining momentum within the pharmaceutical industry, and Jay Bhaumik, Chairman of Thesis Pharmacy, is a notable participant in the movement that makes pharmaceuticals available ...
Inside EVs

Dealerships Are 'Terrified' Direct Sales Might Be The Future

Dealerships are "terrified" of direct-to-consumer sales opening to any manufacturer. 28 states still restrict or outright ban direct sales. New EV companies have taken advantage of the lack of ...
CNBC

White House launches direct-to-consumer drug site TrumpRx. Here's what to know

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the launch of TrumpRx — a direct-to-consumer website that is key to his administration's efforts to lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. The site is ...
THE WEEK

Allbirds is the latest casualty of the shaky direct-to-consumer model

People who want to grab a once-trendy pair of shoes in person will have to go somewhere else: Allbirds announced it has closed all of its stores and struck a deal to sell its assets. The sell-off ...
Forbes

GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Are Easy To Get — But Are They Safe?

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A GLP-1 injection pen, now just a few clicks away, raising questions about convenience, ...
The New York Times

Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?

Aging means “becoming a target” of the industry, one expert said. After decades of debate, politicians of all stripes are proposing bans. By Paula Span Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 ...
CNN

TrumpRx launches, but it’s unclear if it will lower drug prices for most patients

TrumpRx, the Trump administration’s much-anticipated direct-to-consumer drug platform, went live on Thursday. A key pillar of President Donald Trump’s effort to lower prescription drug costs, the ...
The New York Times

Premier League trialling direct-to-consumer streaming in Singapore: Is this the future?

The Premier League has finally decided to cut out the middle man by launching its own direct-to-consumer streaming channel in Singapore — a move that may signal the end of a decades-old broadcasting ...