A pharmaceutical executive collapsed during an event where president Donald Trump announced a new initiative to offer subsidized prescriptions to weight loss drugs.Live TV coverage of the event shows Novo Nordisk executive Gordon Findlay slumping to the floor inside the Oval Office, with several men nearby helping to guide his body safely to the ground. Medicare and Medicaid administrator Mehmet Oz grabbed Findlay under the shoulders to help him to the ground.Trump stands up from behind his desk in the Oval Office, but doesn’t intervene. Health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. can be seen walking briskly away from Findlay. Convened press was asked to leave the room by a White House staffer.Gordon Findlay, the executive vice president and head of Novo Nordisk's U.S. operations, collapsed during the White House press briefing on lowering costs of obesity drugs. pic.twitter.com/I8lo26QVBO— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) November 6, 2025“During the Most Favored Nations Oval Office Announcement, a representative with one of the companies fainted,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “The White House Medical Unit quickly jumped into action, and the gentleman is okay. The Press Conference will resume shortly.”The event was announcing a deal in which drug makers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk would significantly bring down the prices of Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1 agonists. The drugs, sold under names including Wegovy and Zepbound, are weight-loss medications that have been shown to be highly effective.According to recent Gallup data, obesity rates in the United States fell back down to 37 percent this year, from hitting a peak of 39.9 percent in 2022. It’s unclear how much of this change can be attributed to the widespread adoption of GLP-1 agonist medications; however, it likely played a significant role.Despite their effectiveness, the drugs have proven prohibitively expensive for many Americans, especially for those who don’t have access to health insurance.More on GLP-1: Doctors Just Found Something Fascinating About What Happens When You Drink on OzempicThe post Pharma Exec Collapses During White House Event on Drug Prices appeared first on Futurism.