Advertisement

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...

Share this article

10.30 18 Mar 2026


Patent on weight loss drugs about to run out


Listen to this episode


Share this article

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.


Read more about

The Claire Byrne Show

Related Episodes

222. Inside Micheál Martin vs...

00:20:23

222. Inside Micheál Martin vs Donald Trump 2.0

Let Me Explain With Seán Defoe

00:20:23


Caroline Roche on her life as...

00:14:13

Caroline Roche on her life as a carer - and what will happen when she’s gone

Lunchtime Live

00:14:13


Reasons to be Happy: Cork, Luc...

00:09:21

Reasons to be Happy: Cork, Lucky Knickers, Line of Duty

Lunchtime Live

00:09:21


Trump calls Irish President a...

00:17:29

Trump calls Irish President a man - why didn’t Micheál Martin correct him?

Lunchtime Live

00:17:29