Popular appetite suppressant Ozempic can be made for less than $5 a month, new research shows

Ozempic, THE appetite suppressant injection Also known as semaglutide, Currently costs $935.77 In THE WE. without insurance. But A new research report Since Yale University, Kings College Hospital In London, And Doctors Without Borders published In JAMA Network Open Wednesday suggests that THE price of THE prescription medicine could be lowered has A fraction of What he East RIGHT NOW, while always generator A profit.

THE researchers calculated cost based prices For A month of Ozempic, administered as A injectable of 0.77 mg weekly, by combining commercial trade shipping data Since January 1, 2016 has March 31, 2023 with THE cost of create THE medicine, other Operating expenses, A profit margin, And tax. They find that THE cost based prices of Ozempic from a distance Since $0.89 has $4.73 by month.

"THE results of This study suggest that insulins, SGLT2I, And GLP1A can likely be made For prices far below current prices, allow wider to access," THE researchers wrote.

A pharmacist is holding A box of Novo Nordisk AS Ozempic brand semaglutide medicine. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ozempic costs less out of THE WE. — A Bloomberg report find that A month provide of THE injectable costs below $300 In Mexico.

"Out THE WE, countries to have different regulatory requirements with regard has THE price of drugs, including negotiate with respective government entities," Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk said Bloomberg.

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Medicine surcharges to have long come below national meticulous examination, with Martin Shkreli, THE ancient head of Turing Drugs, strength has pay $64 million In 2022 After swell THE price of A save lives medicine by 4,000%.

Ozempic falls below THE category of A GLP-1 medicine, meaning that he addresses type 2 diabetes by improvement blood sugar control And Also potentially leading has weight loss, according to has THE Mayo Clinic.

Orders of GLP-1 drugs increase by 300% between 2020 And 2022, Trilliant Health researchers find. Ozempic First of all do securities In 2021 When he was Featured on THE Dr. OZ Show.

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Ozempic And other similar drugs could cause A average weight loss of 15% has 20%, "significantly upper that previous choice," as by Colombia Surgery.

THE even publication warns of THE all the life commitment Ozempic requires, as Stop THE medicine could lead has earn all of THE weight back. THE medicine could Also cause nausea, cramps, And other unpleasant side effects.

Despite THE high cost And potential disadvantages, Ozempic skyrocketed In popularity last year, with 66% of It is more that $13 billion sales future Since THE WE, according to has Novo by Nordisk 2023 annual report.

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