Re:GLP-1 for Everything
by scheme271 on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @04:43PM
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Patent protection for the early versions has already ended. Teva is making generic versions of liraglutide and it's been available in the US for a few months. The other GLP-1 agonists will be protected for a few more years though.
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Re:GLP-1 for Everything
by didgeoridoo on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @06:34PM
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True but imagine the price and availability impact when the oral formulations go off-patent. The autoinjectors are inherently expensive to make and ship, and some people have a needle phobia. Oral daily seems like the endgame here.