As a federal court in Texas hears a case pitting the FDA versus compounders who want to continue to manufacture cheaper knockoff versions of popular weight loss drugs, Novo Nordisk will not have to | A federal district court in Texas will allow Novo Nordisk to intervene in a lawsuit pitting compounders against the FDA.

Drug compounders aren’t ready to give up their ability to produce off-brand versions of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic without a fight. An industry group has sued the U.

Novo Nordisk is lowering the price of its weight-loss drug Wegovy to $499 per month for some patients paying out of pocket. The deal is available through the drugmaker's new NovoCare Pharmacy offering.