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Jimbo S

(2,960 posts)

15. My prescription was just rejected

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Fri Mar 29, 2024, 02:22 PM

Mar 29

by my insurance company. Will attempt to appeal.

Unfortunately, had the same experience as noted in the post right above mine.

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Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk facing pressure as study finds $1,000 appetite suppressant can be made for just $5 [View all] NickB79 Mar 29 OP

Is that what ozempic does ? I thought it caused weight loss even if people ate anything they wanted JI7 Mar 29 #1

It slows stomach emptying, which reduces appetite NickB79 Mar 29 #2

It seems like it would be really uncomfortable JI7 Mar 29 #4

The consequences of obesity are worse. Elessar Zappa Mar 29 #9

I don't know - some worrisome side effects womanofthehills Mar 29 #23

I'm sorry Blue Idaho Mar 29 #16

No problem NickB79 Mar 29 #18

Thank you! Blue Idaho Mar 29 #22

Yes. People lose their former appetite and cravings. Greybnk48 Mar 29 #7

I am one of those people, and I can't get it. AwakeAtLast Mar 29 #13

Me too. I'm on Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes. Greybnk48 Mar 29 #25

People eat anything but can't eat much of it uponit7771 Mar 29 #24

You are not including edhopper Mar 29 #3

I'm sure that Paul McCartney song advertisement doesn't come cheap. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 29 #5

Magic by Pilot edhopper Mar 29 #8

Oooff Hassin Bin Sober Mar 29 #17

Don't forget the cost of lobbyists. multigraincracker Mar 29 #6

If the company can't mark up a product by 20,000% Dirty Socialist Mar 29 #10

Seriously PatSeg Mar 29 #12

one thing they are omitting moonshinegnomie Mar 29 #11

1000000 months of sales to recoup research costs? Lancero Mar 29 #21

A lot more goes into it besides the cheap reagents Warpy Mar 29 #14

My prescription was just rejected Jimbo S Mar 29 #15

nearly all companies. Xoan Mar 29 #19

Without a huge markup, how could they afford inundating us with commercials 24/7? Won't somebody flvegan Mar 29 #20

Wife is prediabetic and PCOS it worked wonders, til insurance refused to pay JT45242 Mar 29 #26

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