Novo Nordisk announced Monday that U.S. patients can now get a month's supply of Ozempic, the blockbuster diabetes drug, for $499, for those who pay for medications on their own and don't go through insurance.

The move comes as President Donald Trump is pressuring drugmakers to lower drug costs, which have long been a major health care headache for Americans. He and lawmakers have called out popular but pricey GLP-1 drugs, which are used for diabetes and weight loss, noting they are much more expensive in the United States than in other countries.

Trump has also been pushing pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide medications directly to consumers at a lower price, cutting out insurers and other players. Novo Nordisk is making Ozempic, which carries a list price of just under $1,000 per

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