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by pclmulqdq 881 days ago
Many people who are taking ozempic are not doing it with a prescription. That would not generally be covered by insurance.

Edit: I meant off-label, not without a prescription. Same treatment by insurance.

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... But if you're doing it illegally, you can pay way less money than you would for prescription Ozempic.

There is a booming black market for bootleg Chinese Semaglutide (and Tirzepatide, and Retatrutide, and etc)

Correct - Every health "spa" in the US sells it for 30% of what the name brand is.