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Patent on weight loss drugs about to run out

The price of weight loss drugs in India is expected to plummet as the potent ingredient in medici...

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10.30 18 Mar 2026


Patent on weight loss drugs about to run out


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10.30 18 Mar 2026


The price of weight loss drugs in India is expected to plummet as the potent ingredient in medicine like Wegovy and Ozempic will lose it’s patent on Friday. This will allow domestic pharmaceutical companies to release cheaper versions of these brand name weight loss drugs. 

Which will eventually make their way into other countries. All to discuss with Professor Donal O’Shea is a specialist in obesity.


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