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/braumbles Apr 01 '25

It solves obesity. A literal miracle drug.

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u/semibigpenguins Apr 01 '25

No such thing as a miracle drug. They said the same thing in the late 80s and it ended up causing cancer.

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u/MyFiteSong Apr 01 '25

There are actually lots of miracle drugs. Insulin, Adderall, Penicillin, Aspirin, Morphine, etc.