New Delhi: Ozempic, the global blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug, is finally in India.

Novo Nordisk India launched the hugely popular drug on Friday with a special “India-tiered” price. ADVERTISEMENT

A single pen of strength 0.25 mg, containing four weekly doses, will cost Rs 8,800 inclusive of taxes, which comes to Rs 2,200 per week.

The drug will be available in two more dosage forms — 0.5 mg and 1mg — in a single-use pre-filled pen called Novofine Needles designed for painless subcutaneous injection, Novo Nordisk said.

The 0.5 mg dose is priced at Rs 10,170 and the 1 mg dose will cost Rs 11,175 for four weekly doses.

Compared to its rival drug, Ozempic is much more affordable. Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro starts at Rs 3,200 for the lowest strength weekly dose. Wegovy, Novo Nordisk

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