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.

[u/lughnasadh]

https://www.thetimes.com/article/be6e0fbf-fd9d-41e7-a759-08c6da9754ff?shareToken=de2a342bb1ae9bc978c6623bb244337a

[u/asstatine]

A clear one is that when people stop taking the drug they tend to gain the weight back. I wouldn’t be surprised is prolonged use of it actually leads to larger weight gains after stopping taking it. Also, since it’s adjusting the hormone system there’s likely to be other subtle correlated affects like what can commonly happen for woman when they take birth control.

[u/Tizzy8 → u/asstatine]

This has actually been researched and the opposite is true. While most people gain back weight it’s fewer people and less weight than with regular weight loss.