The two blockbusters Novo Nordisk medicines are among 15 additional drugs whose prices Medicare will be allowed to negotiate with drugmakers.

The Biden administration said Medicare will negotiate discounts with drug companies on 15 drugs prescribed to treat cancer, diabetes and asthma.

Medicare announced Friday that it has selected 15 drugs, including the hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy, used for diabetes and weight loss, as well as some blockbuster cancer medications and other drugs, for its second round of price talks.

Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy are among 15 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations in 2027. The U.S. aims to cut costs for widely used medications, under the Inflation Reduction Act. Companies must decide by February 28 if they'll join negotiations,

Announcement of the 15 medicines chosen for the second round of negotiations is one of the Biden administration’s final health policy acts.

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Eli Lilly and other drugmakers are reportedly planning to urge the Trump administration to pause Medicare drug-price negotiations that were put in place by the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). "They need to fix [the IRA]," Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks told Bloomberg at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are among the 15 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations for 2027, the U.S. government said on Friday.

List of drugs account for $41 billion in annual Medicare spending, the Biden administration said.

The Biden administration on Friday released the next round of prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, including Ozempic — the blockbuster diabetes drug that’s also used for weight loss.