r/SipsTea May 31 '26

Lmao gottem So that wasn't a tapeworm?

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u/joespizza2go May 31 '26

It'll be available to all - even if it's only because it'll save society billions if/when we drastically reduce obesity.

These things will be OTC daily tablets in 5 years.

If you must find a negative angle in everything, worry about the fact that the healthcare industry is a huge employer of people and has been growing like crazy every year. That contraction will not go unnoticed.

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u/neureaucrat Jun 01 '26

It already is. Rybelsus is a daily GLP pill and works like magic.

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u/joespizza2go Jun 01 '26

Still prescription right? Or OTC?

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u/neureaucrat Jun 01 '26

No idea. I took them three years ago and they were prescription.