(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said on Monday it was offering its diabetes drug Ozempic for $499 per month to eligible cash-paying patients with type 2 diabetes in the U.S. via its own pharmacy, a tie-up with telehealth service GoodRx and other platforms.

Shares of GoodRx were spiking 35% on Monday. The announcement followed news from Novo Nordisk that the Food and Drug Administration had approved Wegovy for treatment of a serious form of liver disease. Shares of the Danish drugmaker were rising 4.9% in U.S. trading.