Plaintiffs represent only a fraction of the 12% of American adults – or more than 31 million people – the nonpartisan health policy organization KFF estimates are currently using a GLP-1 drug.
Holy shit. I knew it was prevalent, but not 1 out of every 8-9 adults.
Doctors are pushing this shit harder than any drug in recent memory. They're trying to rush it into that mount Rushmore of drugs alongside statins and other meds prescribed for virtually everyone. Ozempic and company don't go generic until 2032 in America, so pharma can make hundreds of billions in the interim.
I remember when the doc pushed that shit on me in Q1 2023. The pamplet was so pristine and made ample use of popup-book technology.
She and the pamphlet went over virtually everything about the drug.... except the damn side effects. That was the red flag that told me to walk away from that crap.
It's a response bias. 4400 may not compare to 30 million, but that does not assume only 4400 has suffered. Once those daytime commercials become saturated with ozempic claims, I anticipate that number to skyrocket.
Holy shit. I knew it was prevalent, but not 1 out of every 8-9 adults.
This is seriously mind boggling. It's gonna live rent free in my head for months.
“I want ozempic on ma burger”
Reminiscent of other failed weight loss drugs like Olestra, where side effects included uncontrollable fecal incontinence.
olestra would clearly always cause fecal incontenence - it blocked the body from absorbing fat - where did they think it will end up?
"I'm surrounded by idiots" - Scar
Doctors are pushing this shit harder than any drug in recent memory. They're trying to rush it into that mount Rushmore of drugs alongside statins and other meds prescribed for virtually everyone. Ozempic and company don't go generic until 2032 in America, so pharma can make hundreds of billions in the interim.
I remember when the doc pushed that shit on me in Q1 2023. The pamplet was so pristine and made ample use of popup-book technology.
She and the pamphlet went over virtually everything about the drug.... except the damn side effects. That was the red flag that told me to walk away from that crap.
This is the big takeaway. 4400 plaintiffs suing over side effects from a drug with 30+ million takers? That's nothing. Still a bad drug, though.
It's a response bias. 4400 may not compare to 30 million, but that does not assume only 4400 has suffered. Once those daytime commercials become saturated with ozempic claims, I anticipate that number to skyrocket.