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>The patent for semaglutide doesn't expire until 2030 (in the US), so a generic is not currently available. Aren't there a handful of similar drugs in that cla
by Suppafly 2y ago
>The patent for semaglutide doesn't expire until 2030 (in the US), so a generic is not currently available.
Aren't there a handful of similar drugs in that class though? I wonder if some of them come off patent sooner.
- sithadmin 2y agoVictoza (liraglutide)'s patent expired, but its effect on weight loss is pitiful relative to later-generation GLP-1 agonists. Same story for Trulicity (dulaglutide), for which patent protections end in 2027.
- cthalupa 2y agoMost are newer, so the patents will expire later. Liraglutide is an older version that is now available as a generic, but it's results, particularly for weight loss, are far behind semaglutide, tirzepatide, etc.