Opinion | This Is What a Miracle Drug Looks Like, and It Costs Only $5 to Make
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Opinion | This Is What a Miracle Drug Looks Like, and It Costs Only $5 to Make
et’s be clear: For those who need them — medically rather than cosmetically — the drugs are a godsend. The primary indication for Ozempic and Mounjaro — and the only condition they are currently FDA-approved for — is the treatment of type-2 diabetes (the lifestyle-contingent, typically adult-onset diabetes, as opposed to the rarer type-1 diabetes,... See more
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The appetite for weight-loss drugs, known as glp-1 agonists, has been insatiable since they hit the market a decade ago. In 2024 global spending on them reached $54bn, a figure that is sure to rise in the coming years. These drugs, better known under their brand names of Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro and Zepbound, do not merely promise trimmer
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No surprise but now there’s a peer reviewed study: Ozempic decreases alcoholism too.
Will likely be the same for drug dependency. https://t.co/a3y6Q1u90V