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by toomuchtodo 301 days ago
They are milking the market up until the patent expires in Canada next year, at which point it’ll be imported into the US at scale. Novo’s already been beaten by Lilly with tirzepatide and orforglipron.

(I pay $350/month cash rate for my partner’s monthly tirzepatide)

https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-detail...

How Ozempic's maker lost its shine after creating a wonder drug - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942077 - August 2025

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Is that $350/mo for the starter dose or higher?
2.5mg starting dose, which is also their maintenance dose.
Wait, you need a higher dose as time goes on?