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Hari: Over half the population will take GLP-1s once off-patent
“Eight years from now, Ozempic goes out a patent. At that point, it will be a daily pill. It will be a dollar a day. If the 12 big risks that I warn about in relation to these drugs don't bear out or are not as, are not super bad, then my prediction is that mor…”
Johann Hari Sep 4, 2024 ▶ 21:32 How Ozempic Changes Our Bodies, Minds, and Economy — With Johann Hari
Disclosure
Hari: Ozempic costs $250 monthly in Britain versus $1,000 in America
“So I buy my Zen pick here in Britain. It's the equivalent of, 250 dollars a month. When I, I've had to get it in Vegas a few times, it's like a thousand dollars a month, right?”
Johann Hari Sep 4, 2024 ▶ 26:36 How Ozempic Changes Our Bodies, Minds, and Economy — With Johann Hari
Assertion Contradicted
Kantrowitz: The Ozempic patent has already expired in China
“I mean, you mentioned that 2030 is when the patent comes off of Ozempic, but actually in China, that patent's off now.”
Alex Kantrowitz Sep 4, 2024 ▶ 24:55 How Ozempic Changes Our Bodies, Minds, and Economy — With Johann Hari
Assertion Supported
Hari: Ozempic and Wegovy users average 15% weight loss in a year
“The average person who takes Ozempic and Wegovy, they're the same thing with different labels loses 15% of their body weight in a year.”
Johann Hari Sep 4, 2024 ▶ 15:57 How Ozempic Changes Our Bodies, Minds, and Economy — With Johann Hari
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