{"id":1486219,"date":"2024-08-27T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1486219"},"modified":"2024-08-27T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:40:00","slug":"did-the-fatty-bubble-pop-eli-lilly-discounts-low-dose-zepbound-vials-by-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/did-the-fatty-bubble-pop-eli-lilly-discounts-low-dose-zepbound-vials-by-50\/1486219\/","title":{"rendered":"Did The ‘Fatty Bubble’ Pop? Eli Lilly Discounts Low-Dose Zepbound Vials By 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did The ‘Fatty Bubble’ Pop? Eli Lilly Discounts Low-Dose Zepbound Vials By 50%<\/span><\/p>\n

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This morning, the spotlight has shined brightly on the\u00a0GLP-1 complex after Eli Lilly & Co. announced that its new weight-loss drug, Zepbound, in single-low-dose vials, will be priced at a 50% or greater discount compared to the retail prices of other\u00a0GLP-1s for obesity.\u00a0Companies exposed to\u00a0GLP-1s are lower on the news in premarket trading in New York, with Wall Street analysts\u00a0speculating whether this steep discount signals that the ‘fatty bubble’ has burst…\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eli Lilly & Co. is now selling vials of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound to patients for as little as $399 a month: BBG<\/p>\n

the fatty bubble popped<\/p>\n

\u2014 zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

“This new option helps millions of adults with obesity access the medicine they need, including those not eligible for the Zepbound savings card program, those without employer coverage, and those who need to self-pay outside of insurance,”\u00a0Lilly wrote in a press release<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new price for a 2.5 mg Zepbound single-dose vial is $399 ($99.75 per vial) for a four-week supply, and a\u00a05 mg dose is $549 ($137.25 per vial). This is a 50% discount versus the average price of\u00a0Zepbound injection pens, currently priced around $1,000 for a monthly supply.<\/p>\n

Simple math shows the medication costs patients not covered by insurance upwards of $13,000 per year, clearly unaffordable for the vast number of overweight Americans who are struggling with a multi-year inflation storm and high interest rates sparked by disastrous policies pushed by the Biden-Harris team.<\/p>\n

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The discounts are only available on Lilly’s direct-to-consumer platform, LillyDirect, to patients who pay out of pocket for the drugs.<\/p>\n

Lilly said the cheaper Zepbound vials will provide patients with a more affordable option, particularly people without insurance. This direct-to-consumer approach through LillyDirect may be enough to stimulate demand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,\u00a0Democrats have pressured Lilly and Novo Nordisk, the makers of Ozempic and Wegovy, to lower the costs of GLP-1s.<\/p>\n

In June, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and said monthly $1,000 payments for Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drug were “absurd” and that he was spearheading a public campaign to lower costs.<\/p>\n

Maybe\u00a0Sanders should spearhead a campaign like\u00a0Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to make America healthy<\/a> by fixing the corrupt federal health and food agencies overseeing the nation’s food supply chain, which is plagued with junk food and seed oils.<\/p>\n

In markets,\u00a0Lilly shares were flat in premarket trading in New York, and\u00a0Novo Nordisk shares were down about 2%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Shares of\u00a0Hims & Hers Health in premarket were down 5%. The company offers a range of direct-to-consumer\u00a0knockoff GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

$LLY<\/a> is now selling vials of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound to patients for half the price to boost access and supply.<\/p>\n

This is not good for the companies that try to sell compounded knockoffs — $HIMS<\/a> down 8% pre-market on the news. pic.twitter.com\/KK6xyo4sCN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shay Boloor (@StockSavvyShay) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

One X user noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

$LLY<\/a> The way this Bloomberg article is written would suggest that apparently demand is so high for weight loss pills that Eli Lilly is now forced to sell Zepbound at -50% discount. https:\/\/t.co\/l54nZTSRKb<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/d4kMi3aQ1H<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 JaguarAnalytics (@JaguarAnalytics) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s the state of the\u00a0GLP-1 bubble via two Goldman indexes of companies exposed to and at risk of weight loss drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Zepbound is also available in 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 12.5 mg, or 15 mg. Like any other drug dealer, hook the client on cheap doses first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 08\/27\/2024 – 10:40<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/medical\/did-fatty-bubble-pop-eli-lilly-discounts-low-dose-zepbound-vials-50<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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