{"id":118636,"date":"2025-11-06T13:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/118636\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:14:11","slug":"keytruda-ozempic-among-priciest-drugs-costing-consumers-thousands-monthly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/118636\/","title":{"rendered":"Keytruda, Ozempic among priciest drugs costing consumers thousands monthly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot unpacks President Donald Trump&#8217;s drug cost cut executive order on &#8216;The Claman Countdown.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump put pharmaceutical CEOs on notice, demanding they lower drug prices or he promised to get involved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He penned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/trump-leveling-global-medicine-playing-field\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">letter to 17 CEOs, in July,<\/a> outlining what he wants from the pharma industry to cut expenses for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>In many cases, Americans are paying higher prices for drugs that treat common conditions, while customers in foreign countries pay less.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FOX Business takes a look at the top five most expensive drugs by sales in the U.S. and what they are likely to cost consumers out of pocket. This rundown does not include coupons or special waivers some customers may be eligible for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Merck\u2019s Keytruda \u2013 Various cancers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/keytruda-2.png\" alt=\"Merck's Kertruda\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>KEYTRUDA is a prescription medicine used to treat multiple cancers called.\u00a0 (Merck\u00a0)<\/p>\n<p>$11,795 per dose every 3 weeks\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sales: $29.5\u202fbillion in global sales in 2024\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: Merck<\/p>\n<p>Ticker Security Last Change Change % <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/quote?stockTicker=MRK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MRK<\/a> MERCK &amp; CO. INC. 84.42 +0.51<br \/>\n        +0.61%<br \/>\n       Novo Nordisk\u2019s Ozempic \u2013 Type 2 Diabetes    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ozempic-medication.jpg\" alt=\"A customs investigator holds a package of Ozempic.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A customs investigator holds a package of Ozempic (weight loss syringe).\u00a0 (Marcus Brandt\/picture alliance via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>$997.58 per weekly pen for a 28-day supply. Still, the company tells FOX Business &#8220;Most people don\u2019t pay that price.\u00a0In fact, nearly 90% of patients with insurance coverage for\u00a0Ozempic\u00ae\u00a0pay $25 or less.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While approved for diabetes, it&#8217;s commonly used for weight loss but is not FDA approved for weight management.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sales: Over $17 billion in 2024\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: Novo Nordisk\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ticker Security Last Change Change % <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/quote?stockTicker=NVO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NVO<\/a> NOVO NORDISK A\/S 48.47 +0.22<br \/>\n        +0.45%<br \/>\n       Eli Lilly\u2019s Mounjaro \u2013 Diabetes, weight loss\u00a0    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Eli-Lilly.jpg\" alt=\"Diet drug Mounjaro\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Mounjaro injectible pen is a drug has become popular for assisting with weight loss. (Sandy Huffaker for The Washington Post via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Around $1,080 per month for a 28\u2011day supply of four pens<\/p>\n<p>Sales: $11.5 billion in global sales 2024<\/p>\n<p>Ticker Security Last Change Change % <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/quote?stockTicker=LLY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LLY<\/a> ELI LILLY &amp; CO. 926.27 +18.72<br \/>\n        +2.06%<br \/>\n       Bristol-Myers Squibb\/Pfizer\u2019s Eliquis \u2013 blood thinner\u00a0    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/eliquis-2.jpg\" alt=\"Eliquis drug\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>In this photo illustration, Eliquis. It is one of 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act. The other drugs include Farxiga, Xarelto, Entresto, Jardiance, Enbrel, Januvia, Imbruvica,  (Illustration by Scott Olson\/Getty Images) \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>$500-$600 per month\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sales: $11.4\u202fbillion in 2024 sales\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ticker Security Last Change Change % <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/quote?stockTicker=BMY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BMY<\/a> BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO. 46.47 +0.84<br \/>\n        +1.85%<br \/>\n       Gilead Science\u2019s Biktarvy \u2013 HIV    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gettyimages-121224911-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Gilead Sciences, HIV drugs \"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Scott McCauley, an associate scientist at Gilead Sciences Inc., makes human proteins at the Gilead laboratory in Foster City, California. The company is the world&#8217;s biggest maker of AIDS drugs. (Photographer: David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>$2,000-$3,000 per month\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sales: $10 billion in 2024<\/p>\n<p>Source: Companies \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot unpacks President Donald Trump&#8217;s drug cost cut executive order on &#8216;The Claman Countdown.&#8217; President&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118637,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[163,85,46,482],"class_list":{"0":"post-118636","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-medication"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}