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Costs are $10k annual for life, might not help.
by mensetmanusman 2y ago
Costs are $10k annual for life, might not help.
- petesergeant 2y agoIn the US only, it's much much cheaper in the UK, UAE, Canada.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThat’s good to hear, will be a natural experiment then!
- lotsofpulp 2y agoThe patent should expire in 20 years or so, and presumably there will be advancements in mechanisms to administer it/generics that bring down the price.
- comfortabledoug 2y agoPatent for semaglutide is expiring starting next year
- Jtsummers 2y agoSemaglutide will fall out of patent protection in 2031 in the US, earlier in other countries. Drug patents do last 20 years (in the US), but the patent date is always some time before the medication is first sold. You also don't get a new patent for finding a new application of the same drug. So a diabetes treatment drug that's now used for weight loss without sufficient modification will expire at the same time as it originally would have even if it gets a new marketing name. Different formulations based on the original drug could get a new patent, though.
- sisk 2y agoPrice will come down and, in the meantime, compounding pharmacies are filling the gap in addressing stock shortages and high prices. Just be sure to use a reputable pharmacy if you decided to go that route.