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Ozempic [Has Gone] Generic for Billions of People (www.nytimes.com)
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The blockbuster weight loss drug sold as Ozempic and Wegovy [has, on 21 March, gone] generic in countries that are home to 40 percent of the world’s population, significantly lowering the price of a costly medicine that had been largely unaffordable to nearly all but the wealthiest people. On Saturday, Novo Nordisk, the company that until now has had a monopoly on selling the drug, will lose patent protection in several of the world’s most populous countries. The first generic versions are expected to arrive in India as soon as this weekend. In the coming months, the generics are also expected to become available in China, Canada, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa.

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[–] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

edit: man imagine being angry that a drug has gone generic so more people can benefit from it, i hope all you removed and removed

I hope it comes soon here, I'm prediabetic and was starting to be unable to hold myself up for more than 5 minutes without a sharp pain in my back that made me unable to do a lot of things (except work of course)

Right now I'm on fentermine and it helps my audhd but the main effect is that now I don't feel the urge to eat huge volumes of food just to feel "good" and bloated for the next 4 hours. I already lost 10 kilos and it let me start exercising. Good shit but I'm already on the last half of my treatment

I hope no-one is in a position where their own body betrays them with a chemical imbalance that leads them to not make the best decisions for their health, because after reading some comments some of you would commit suicide before taking any "stupid pill"-

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