There’s no reason for medication prices to be as high as they are, though. Look at the prices in practically any other developed country.
I’m from Australia which uses a single payer system (meaning the government negotiates medication prices for the entire country and buys them in bulk) and some medications are literally 5-10x the cost in the USA compared to Australia.
medication like Ozempic being used for recreational weight loss.
There’s a variant of Ozempic called Wegovy that’s used for weight loss. That’s what it’s designed and marketed for.
There’s no reason for medication prices to be as high as they are, though. Look at the prices in practically any other developed country.
I’m from Australia which uses a single payer system (meaning the government negotiates medication prices for the entire country and buys them in bulk) and some medications are literally 5-10x the cost in the USA compared to Australia.
There’s a variant of Ozempic called Wegovy that’s used for weight loss. That’s what it’s designed and marketed for.