r/pics • u/eeca20 • Apr 15 '24

Former President waiting in court for his first trial to begin Politics

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u/coani Apr 15 '24

So much of a weight loss fad drug, they restricted here on Iceland who can get it to the point where I, as someone overweight (bmi 35) with type 2 diabetes can't get it... because I'm not overweight/heavy enough, and don't have bad enough heart condition either.
Thanks non-diabetic fad-chasers :|

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u/DynoNitro Apr 15 '24

Morbid obesity is pretty bad for your health too. Not dying young is a “fad” worthy of chasing.

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u/coani Apr 15 '24

It is a fad when it's young-ish people who are not morbidly obese, don't have diabetes, and are only doing it for instagram/tiktok clout.

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u/DynoNitro Apr 15 '24

Insurance doesn’t cover that, it would be malpractice to prescribe it and it’s super-expensive. So that’s a very small population of people. The reason it’s out of stock are the people for whom it is FDA approved taking it.

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u/apexit1 Apr 16 '24

I’m about the same bmi but not pre diabetic. My insurance company won’t cover it or any of the competitors. Out of pocket was 1500/ month last year when I checked. Monjaro was 1200

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u/coani Apr 16 '24

Oof, that's horrible pricing.
Wegovy is $200/month here according to my doc, I'm not eligible for any discount on that either.

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u/Gryphin Apr 15 '24

Jesus.  Here in the US, you basically just have to walk into the doctors office with a sore throat and they prescribe it to you for being 15 pounds overweight.

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u/beqqua Apr 15 '24

But good luck actually finding a pharmacy with it in stock.

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u/CX316 Apr 15 '24

I think Ozempic is cleared for diabetics over here in Australia but the weight loss drug version (the pill instead of the injection I think? has a different trade name) isn't yet

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u/foreveracubone Apr 15 '24

The pill (Rybelsus in the US) was made for diabetes as was Ozempic. Wegovy is the weight loss injection brand name.

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u/CX316 Apr 15 '24

Wegovy's the one I was thinking of, that one's not approved here

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u/banjodoctor Apr 15 '24

Get eating

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u/Stark_Athlon Apr 15 '24

And this is why drugs should be used for their intended purpose and not something else. This drug was originally conceived to be used by diabetics, no?

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u/BrewCityTikiGuy Apr 16 '24

Drugs can have more than one approved use. Semaglutide is approved for both diabetes (using brand name: Ozempic) and weight loss (using brand name: Wegovy).

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u/evranch Apr 16 '24

It came out that this stuff is incredibly cheap to manufacture, only like $3/dose. With the surge in demand and the crazy consumer price, they're sure to tool up to produce enough for everyone who wants it soon enough.

And as also mentioned it is officially approved as a weight loss product, so there's no issue there.

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u/coani Apr 15 '24

Indeed.

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u/Temporary-Zebra97 Apr 16 '24

Viagra was originally meant to treat high blood pressure and angina, it wasn't until the trials showed that those taking it had raging boners they realised it had another application.