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Re: Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake

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Post by glp1guide » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 5:16 AM UTC

vl wrote: post #157

glp1guide wrote: post #35

Not only that, there is a legitimate raft of companies lining up to make generics. There’s one wrinkle though, legally importing prescription drugs from Canada isn’t really allowed in the US/UK AFAIK. HIMS is probably feverishly figuring out how to do that right now. Shameless plug: https://glp1guide.substack.com/p/another-glp1-generic-launch... Also somewhat separately, injectable GLP1s are about to be upstaged by o…

Nonsense. You can use US prescription at online Canadian pharmacy and legally ship to US. This is how a lot of people save on drugs.

A bit late, but thanks for noting this -- I had no idea that this workaround was so well established. I don't often dive into concrete suggestions on how to obtain GLP1s because of how it could be perceived, but maybe I've underestimated how many people know how to do this right now.

Re: Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake

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Post by chrisweekly » Thu, Oct 23, 2025, 1:56 PM UTC

tredre3 wrote: post #144

chrisweekly wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"same as the minimum wage" ... an hour's wage? a week? a month? annual?

From context it was clear to me that they meant the entire income. Minimum wage in brazil is 280/month. I don't know how much of it would be taken by taxes, but even if it's 0 then ozempic in Brazil still costs almost 70% of that amount each month.

"entire income" is just as opaque. "monthly income" is what I was looking for. maybe clear to you (how?), but obviously not to everyone.

Re: Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake

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Post by chrisweekly » Thu, Oct 23, 2025, 1:57 PM UTC

lproven wrote: post #193

chrisweekly wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"same as the minimum wage" ... an hour's wage? a week? a month? annual?

Doesn't matter. $(recurring dose of drug) ~= $(recurring income) However much you need per unit time period, compared to how much you make in that time period. The definition is independent of time.

Well, no. The comment mentioned a _single dose_ of Ozempic costing the entire income. Hence my question.

Re: Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake

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Post by chrisweekly » Thu, Oct 23, 2025, 1:58 PM UTC

vitorgrs wrote: post #163

chrisweekly wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"same as the minimum wage" ... an hour's wage? a week? a month? annual?

Yeah, sorry, it's just here we just talk about monthly wages. A month!

thanks!

Re: Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake

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Post by enslavedrobot » Thu, Oct 23, 2025, 6:27 PM UTC

BurningFrog wrote: post #195

enslavedrobot wrote: post #142

Fun fact: Novo Nordisk's first success was selling insulin, which was discovered in Canada and licensed by the Scientists who's discovered it for free to the danish company in exchange for a promise to use the revenues "for good purposes". Hopefully this patent SNAFU makes up for 1% of that monumental screw job.

There are many different kinds of insulin now, and almost nobody uses the original version, because it's tricky to get timing and dosage right. All with their own patent situation, of course.

I should how so, considering the discovery I'm talking about happened in 1921.