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It’s around £250 a month in the UK privately, when it falls under the NHS fully it will likely be even cheaper. There is absolutely no reason for it to cost $1
by dogma1138 2y ago
It’s around £250 a month in the UK privately, when it falls under the NHS fully it will likely be even cheaper.
There is absolutely no reason for it to cost $10K per year in the US.
I’m more worried about the long term effects of it, we had plenty of “miracle drugs” in the past that resulted in significant damage long term to either those who took them or to their children.
- ceejayoz 2y agoGLP-1 receptor agonists have been pretty widely used for diabetes since 2005. If there's a major unseen gotcha lurking, it hasn't showed up in the first two decades. (Plus however long prior to that the clinical trials were going on for.)
- jrmg 2y agoFWIW, £250/month (GBP) is the equivalent of $3750/year (USD).
- mey 2y agoWith the right compounding pharmacy you can get it for less than ~$200/mo USD since Ozempic and Wegovy are the same drug, Semaglutide, just at a different dose. Is it "off label" use of Ozempic? Yes. Are the FDA and medical patents in the US broken? Yes.