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The Hollow Men of Hims

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202 points quadrin | 2 comments | 25 Jun 25 22:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.512s | source
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yold__ ◴[26 Jun 25 00:11 UTC] No.44383020[source]▶
Semaglutide / GLP-1 compounding is not limited to just Hims. Lot's of pharmacies do it. The manufacturer (Novo Nordisk) charges 5x-10x for the exact same thing. The author calls the GLP-1s used in compounding "Chinese Knockoffs", but offers no evidence of quality control problems, and is instead relying on the reader's prejudices.

GLP-1 drugs may be a game-changer for obesity and diabetes, the same way that cholesterol (statin) drugs have greatly improved heart health. Hopefully reversing a long trend of increasing waistbands in developed / developing countries. Unfortunately, America will pay the highest price (including Medicare). I'm all for anything that makes them cheaper, including the many compounding pharmacies currently exploiting the loophole the author takes issue with.

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1. 827a ◴[26 Jun 25 02:00 UTC] No.44383584[source]▶
Agreed. The number of times the article specifically calls out "shady Chinese knockoffs" is honestly, actually, racism. If there's evidence that Hims' drugs are harmful: Present it. The article doesn't. I know tons of people who have used Hims and companies like it, for a variety of things. I'm aware of no specific or general problems anyone has had with their medication.
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2. kridsdale1 ◴[26 Jun 25 17:07 UTC] No.44389241[source]▶
Truthfully China is the source for a huge amount of “legitimate” generic and brand name patent protected drugs.

China produces things. Of high quality as well as low. More and more, it’s the only source for high quality things.

The OP’s conniption is about intellectual property and monopoly protection, not health.

Everyone in the world (almost) would be far healthier with weekly injections of Chinese chemicals.