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Novo Nordisk Stock Falls 3.46% on June 8 Amid Lilly ADA Dominance and CagriSema Non-Inferiority Question

Novo Nordisk closed 3.46% lower Monday June 8 as investor attention focused on Lilly's clear ADA win and on CagriSema's failure to demonstrate non-inferiority against a competitor on some obesity endpoints. CVS Caremark's earlier formulary tilt toward Lilly's Zepbound (announced in late May, effective October 1) and the broader oral GLP-1 picture compound the pressure. Novo's Wegovy pill remains the only US-approved oral, but the next-wave pipeline narrative now skews to Lilly.

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Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk Stocks Slide on Medicare GLP-1 Pilot Cancellation

Eli Lilly shares closed down nearly 2% at $918.56 and Novo Nordisk fell ~4% on April 22 after CVS Health's decision to opt out of the Medicare obesity drug coverage pilot triggered CMS to scrap the BALANCE model. The combined market cap loss across the two GLP-1 leaders exceeded $25 billion. Hims & Hers dropped another 6% on continued Amazon One Medical competitive pressure.