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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by vladvasiliu on Monday January 12, 2026 @08:43AM (#46588388)
Where is that? I'm pretty sure in France you can't just walk into a pharmacy and buy it, you need a prescription.
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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by Mashimo on Monday January 12, 2026 @09:13AM (#46588769)
Yes, she has a prescription. I did not think it was relevant to the supply.
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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by vladvasiliu on Monday January 12, 2026 @09:34AM (#46589065)
I think it's somewhat related. The French social security site has a page asking phamacists to make sure the prescriptions are correct, in order to guarantee availability to people who actually need this [0].

This sounds pretty much like the supply is somewhat limited for whatever reason.

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[0] https://www.ameli.fr/pharmacien/actualites/antidiabetiques-a...

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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by daveoc64 on Monday January 12, 2026 @10:17AM (#46589627)
That is nearly a year old now.

There were previously supply issues with these drugs throughout Europe, but those were mostly resolved by the end of 2024.

By mid-2025, it was (and still is) possible to easily get all of the medicines for any of the approved uses, including weight loss and diabetes.

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