Novo Nordisk is intervening in the lawsuit filed by a drug compounders trade group against the FDA over the agency’s decision to declare the Wegovy shortage over. Eli Lilly did the same in a parallel case over Zepbound’s removal from the FDA shortage list and this week a judge denied

Novo Nordisk said it will offer all doses of Wegovy for $499 a month to patients paying cash, a bid to reach consumers who can’t get the blockbuster drug through insurance.

Despite falling hard since last summer, shares of Novo Nordisk have more than doubled the market's overall performance. The stock is up by about 191% over the past five years compared to a 94% gain from the benchmark S&P 500 index.