09:11 AM EST, 03/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Wednesday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) down 0.3% recently.

Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) shares were up over 4% 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.

Kamada ( KMDA ) shares advanced by over 3% after the company declared a special cash dividend of $0.20 per share, payable April 7 to shareholders as of March 17.

Acadia Healthcare ( ACHC ) shares were over 1% higher after the company launched a private offering of $500 million of senior notes due 2033.