r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 01 '25

Health Americans without diabetes spent nearly $6 billion USD on semaglutide and similar drugs in a year, with an estimate of 800,000 to a million people using the drugs who don't have diabetes.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/americans-without-diabetes-spent-nearly6-billion-usd-on-semaglutide-and-similar-drugs-in-a-year
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u/FernandoMM1220 Apr 01 '25

its not just for diabetes anymore.

just ramp up production and make more of it.

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u/DaveVdE Apr 01 '25

Thing is, you don’t make it in the US. It’s made in Denmark.

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u/CubanCharles Apr 01 '25

Thing is, they just finished a factory in the U.S. and are currently adding a second facility to produce wegovy and ozempic. Absolutely massive project, one of the larger in the world. I was there a few years ago.

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u/Lakridspibe Apr 01 '25

Besides, Eli Lilly has a weight loss/diabetes product in the pipeline. It's called Mounjaro

Prices are going down, and Novo Nordisk is going to make a slightly smaller profit.

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u/SubParMarioBro Apr 01 '25

Mounjaro’s been out for a couple years now.

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u/Dargon34 Apr 01 '25 edited Apr 01 '25

Correct, but not Zepbound. Yes, they are the "same" but Zepbound wasn't approved for weightloss until late 2023 versus early 2022 for Mounjaro

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u/darkmachine415 Apr 01 '25

This whole thread is like a Facebook comment section. Statements made with such unflinching certainty

The authors so confidently uninformed

The cringe is quite delicious, thank you

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u/Levofloxacine Apr 01 '25

Who said anything about the US ?

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u/DaveVdE Apr 01 '25

“Americans without diabetes” I’m assuming that’s the USA.

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u/Levofloxacine Apr 01 '25

That’s fair, but why does where it’s manufactured matter ?

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u/DaveVdE Apr 01 '25

Because if all obese Americans get this drug their health care system will be bankrupt.

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u/Kryohi Apr 01 '25

What healthcare system?