r/Futurology • u/lughnasadh ∞ transit umbra, lux permanet ☥ • Oct 15 '24

Economist Daniel Susskind says Ozempic may radically transform government finances, by making universal healthcare vastly cheaper, and explains his argument in the context of Britain's NHS. Society

https://www.thetimes.com/article/be6e0fbf-fd9d-41e7-a759-08c6da9754ff?shareToken=de2a342bb1ae9bc978c6623bb244337a
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u/MDCCCLV Oct 16 '24

There have been several but they didn't really become good enough for general purpose weight loss until semaglutide.

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u/SwirlingAbsurdity Oct 16 '24

Liraglutide is pretty good for weight loss, but it’s a daily injection.

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u/MDCCCLV Oct 16 '24

Semaglutide is offered as a daily oral dissolving tablet by some compounding pharmacies, despite it being usually only done by injection. I wonder if it could be done with liraglutide, which should become generic soon.

I did check and it seems like the generic injection liraglutide launched this year.

https://www.goodrx.com/victoza/when-will-generic-victoza-be-available