Medicare announced Friday that it has selected 15 drugs, including the hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy, used for diabetes and weight loss, as well as some blockbuster cancer medications and other drugs,

Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are among the 15 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations for 2027, the U.S. government said on Friday.

List of drugs account for $41 billion in annual Medicare spending, the Biden administration said.

The Biden administration on Friday released the next round of prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, including Ozempic — the blockbuster diabetes drug that’s also used for weight loss.