CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday emphasized his belief that GLP-1 drugs primarily used to treat diabetes and obesity and the companies that make them, like Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk , will be very valuable.
And for millions of people, it'll be cheaper for the insurance companies to shell out for the new weight-loss drugs than to let their morbidly obese members just get heart disease," he said.
Cramer called these drugs "revolutionary," citing new data from Novo Nordisk suggesting its drug Wegovy cut the risk of serious cardiovascular complications in patients with obesity and heart disease by 20%.
For example, type two diabetes can put patients at risk for other health issues, so insurance companies would want to pay for the drugs in order to prevent further complications, he said.
Similarly, those with obesity and treatment-resistant high blood pressure are at higher risk for heart disease, making them primary candidates for the drugs.
Persons:
CNBC's Jim Cramer, Eli Lilly, Cramer
Organizations:
Novo Nordisk