Traditional medical practices are getting a lift from newcomers seeking to fill gaps in what health industry executives described Monday as a lagging health care system.
That includes Hims & Hers, a direct-to-consumer health company that on Monday announced it would release a compounded version of weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic that starts at $199 per month, 85% less than the name-brand versions produced by Novo Nordisk. The two are among a group of so-called GLP-1 drugs that have been approved to treat diabetes but have become tremendously popular for weight loss.
