08:52 AM EST, 03/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady premarket Wednesday with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) both unchanged recently.

Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) shares were up by nearly 5% after the company said it is offering cash-paying patients all dose strengths of Wegovy at a lower price of $499 per month through a direct-to-patient delivery option called NovoCare Pharmacy.