The blockbuster weight loss drug sold as Ozempic and Wegovy [has, on 21 March, gone] generic in countries that are home to 40 percent of the world’s population, significantly lowering the price of a costly medicine that had been largely unaffordable to nearly all but the wealthiest people. On Saturday, Novo Nordisk, the company that until now has had a monopoly on selling the drug, will lose patent protection in several of the world’s most populous countries. The first generic versions are expected to arrive in India as soon as this weekend. In the coming months, the generics are also expected to become available in China, Canada, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa.
Ok so how can I get generic ozempic from India, because here in the US there probably won’t be a generic until at least 2032 due to how our patent laws work.
You could get it from Canada, its a bit closer.
Because some idiot at Novo Nordisk forgot to file parent renewal forms on time with Health Canada.
i am guessing ask someone to bring it over (maybe courier also works).
Yes, my understanding is that it’s legal in the US to purchase prescription-only drugs from overseas as long as they’re only for personal use. It’s kind of a grey area but as long as they’re not scheduled substances, I and multiple people I know have saved a lot of money by buying prescription drugs from Europe and shipping them here (we have such a wonderfully broken system here, don’t we?)
If you go to border towns in Mexico like Tijuana they have pharmacies on every corner like Starbucks where you can buy medications.
Genuinely: are we still crossing borders? I’ve stopped even considering it given… everything.
I wouldn’t if I wasn’t a US citizen. Apparently even domestic flights can put you at risk now too.
I’ve purchased generic medications on DNMs before. There was a user “Indiapilldaddy” who sold hundreds of different generics. Antibiotics, antivirals, cholesterol, blood pressure, etc. With the review system on the DNMs it’s probably more trustworthy than some random website that pops up.
It’s fun to dereference jargon the First time you use it.
What are “DNMs”?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_market