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>The patent for semaglutide doesn't expire until 2030 (in the US), so a generic is not currently available.

Aren't there a handful of similar drugs in that class though? I wonder if some of them come off patent sooner.




Victoza (liraglutide)'s patent expired, but its effect on weight loss is pitiful relative to later-generation GLP-1 agonists. Same story for Trulicity (dulaglutide), for which patent protections end in 2027.


Most are newer, so the patents will expire later.

Liraglutide is an older version that is now available as a generic, but it's results, particularly for weight loss, are far behind semaglutide, tirzepatide, etc.




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