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Few people actually pay 1000/month. Most get it through insurance (I pay 25/month), and most of the remaining get it through compounding pharmacies like HenryMeds which comes out to 300-400 per month. In fact, I know a few people who get brand pills (Rybelsus) mailed from India, where it's much cheaper. This insane pricing is a US only thing.
Rybelsus doesn’t work.
Can someone please explain the economics of GLP-1s? How can people pay $1000/month for the rest of their life, just to keep weight off? Rent and mortgages are already insane as is, and then there’s insurance, kids, etc.
Knowing a couple people who've done it, they do it for a few months to lose weight, then stop taking it and try not to gain the weight back. I don't know anyone who's chosen to go on it permanently.
I'm far from convinced that some random "compounding pharmacy" produces effectively the same thing as Ozempic.
I'm far from convinced that some random "compounding pharmacy" produces effectively the same thing as Ozempic.
Can someone please explain the economics of GLP-1s? How can people pay $1000/month for the rest of their life, just to keep weight off? Rent and mortgages are already insane as is, and then there’s insurance, kids, etc.
Knowing a couple people who've done it, they do it for a few months to lose weight, then stop taking it and try not to gain the weight back. I don't know anyone who's chosen to go on it permanently.
For me, I've been at a stable weight for over a decade. I figure if I can drop down over a few months, I can stay at my target weight.
Can someone please explain the economics of GLP-1s? How can people pay $1000/month for the rest of their life, just to keep weight off? Rent and mortgages are already insane as is, and then there’s insurance, kids, etc.
I'm far from convinced that some random "compounding pharmacy" produces effectively the same thing as Ozempic.
The thing is, GLP-1 isn't that hard to make, and these compounding pharmacies make effectively the real thing.
The hard part is discovering them and proving they're safe and effective.
Can someone please explain the economics of GLP-1s? How can people pay $1000/month for the rest of their life, just to keep weight off? Rent and mortgages are already insane as is, and then there’s insurance, kids, etc.
2) They’re rich. Not even that rich. I mean hell we paid $1,500/month for two kids to go to preschool, for years, and that sucked but we could still save. And we had a household income of like $130k or so at the time. Doing fine, not saying we didn’t have alright income, but not that uncommon. Now imagine a two-FAANG income like many folks on here. $1,000/month, even times two, is entirely within reach for them. Also,
3) You can go off it for periods and just go back on if the weight starts to creep up. Anyone who’s successfully maintained weight for periods in the past may be able to manage long stretches without it and not gain much. And further,
4) It’s not going to cost that much for long, in the scheme of things. The price will likely settle in the tens of dollars per month when the patents expire.
Can someone please explain the economics of GLP-1s? How can people pay $1000/month for the rest of their life, just to keep weight off? Rent and mortgages are already insane as is, and then there’s insurance, kids, etc.
Why should GLP-1s be any different?