Wait, Why Is Novo Selling Weight Loss Drugs for So Cheap in China?

Image by Getty / FuturismDanish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has launched its mega-popular weight loss drug Wegovy in China — and it’s charging just a tiny fraction of what the blockbuster drug costs in the US.As the Wall Street Journal reports, the drug will first be issued at a public hospital in Shanghai this week for the price of $193 per one-month supply. That’s a staggering discount over the almost $1,350 American customers are shelling out for the exact same thing.And that’s despite the drug not being covered by China’s…

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