Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk facing pressure as study finds $1,000 appetite suppressant can be made for just $5

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Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk facing pressure as study finds $1,000 appetite suppressant can be made for just $5
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article doesnt present any pressure they are facing. also

Drug production costs are often shrouded in secrecy with little clarity on how they relate to prices, if at all.

Prices are never about cost, its what people are willing to pay. Which gets brutally exploited by pharmaceutical industry.

To be fair, drug development is pretty expensive. A lot of the budgets for it are public-because it happens at public institutions.

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