Trump offers Ozempic for $150

[Biglemon]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/health/ozempic-trump-oz

 

[diogenes]

It looks like he claimed there was a deal to make ozempic cost $150, but there isn't, at least not yet.

I have mixed feelings about the prices falling. Obviously I want more people to be able to afford these drugs. But without huge profit margins, it's not clear we'll get the same level of innovation we've come to expect. Yes, retatrutide and tirzepatide are awesome, but they cost billions to develop, and if we want more innovation like that, there needs to be billions more for the taking.

I think the best outcome would be that the government doesn't negotiate any such deal, Americans keep paying through the nose for few more years for peptides, and new entrants like Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche, and Viking add competitive pressure so the prices of sema, tirz, and eventually reta are forced down. Ozempic list won't fall to $150, but more PBMs/policies will cover it with reasonable copay.

Having said that, if Trump makes ozempic $150, Vance will be president through 2036.

 

[IshimaruKenta]

It looks like he claimed there was a deal to make ozempic cost $150, but there isn't, at least not yet.

I have mixed feelings about the prices falling. Obviously I want more people to be able to afford these drugs. But without huge profit margins, it's not clear we'll get the same level of innovation we've come to expect. Yes, retatrutide and tirzepatide are awesome, but they cost billions to develop, and if we want more innovation like that, there needs to be billions more for the taking.

I think the best outcome would be that the government doesn't negotiate any such deal, Americans keep paying through the nose for few more years for peptides, and new entrants like Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche, and Viking add competitive pressure so the prices of sema, tirz, and eventually reta are forced down. Ozempic list won't fall to $150, but more PBMs/policies will cover it with reasonable copay.

Having said that, if Trump makes ozempic $150, Vance will be president through 2036.

But the shitty part is, these companies make back their R&D investment in a year, if not sooner. They still charge up the ass for it. So they have zero sympathy from me.

 

[diogenes]

Oh, I'm not talking about sympathy for the companies. I have no more sympathy for them than I do for any other non-sentient entity.

I'm just saying I want them or whoever else to keep pouring billions into weight loss/diabetes drug development, because these drugs could get even awesomer. So I'm in favor or whatever accomplishes that. If that's socialist queer space anarchism, fine. If it's lining the pockets of JP Moneybags, also fine. I just want cool drugs.

 

[Jack brown]

These big drug companies are legit heroes for inventing and testing these drugs

 

[IshimaruKenta]

The scientists are legit heroes* 😅