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Re:A $20 drug in Europe requires a prescription and $800 in ... by loeg on Saturday December 06, 2025 @08:34PM (#46178419)
What med do you plan to pay $650/mo for? Tirzepatide is $300-450/mo straight from Lilly[0] and semaglutide is similar from Novo[1]. (This is another price cut after Lilly dropped prices already in February[2].) It would not be shocking to see prices continue to fall in 2026 as semaglutide goes off-patent in Canada and maybe some of the in-pipeline drugs from other manufacturers come to market.

[0]: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...

[1]: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...

[2]: https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-detail...

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Re:A $20 drug in Europe requires a prescription and $800 in ... by OptionOfT on Saturday December 06, 2025 @10:38PM (#46178941)
Their autoinjectors are $650. But I did not know we could now get vials for my dose.

This is great. I appreciate your comment. I really do. This medication has been a godsend.

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