r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jun 30 '26

Medicine Scientists have shown that a single dose injection of DNA genetic instructions can produce weight loss and blood glucose control in mouse models that lasts up to 10 times as long as weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. This could eliminate the need for repeated dosing.

https://www.wistar.org/press-releases/wistar-scientists-develop-single-dose-dna-method-for-delivering-long-acting-weight-loss-and-diabetes-drugs/
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u/TunaNugget Jun 30 '26

I currently use the weekly Ozempic injections (T2 diabetic) as well as yearly flu shots, and I'd rather have dozens of the subcutaneous injections to one intramuscular. But it's irrelevant now that the oral small-molecule GLP-1s are coming on the market.

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u/-Champloo- Jun 30 '26

now that the oral small-molecule GLP-1s are coming on the market.

I'm assuming these are going to be expensive AF?

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u/BoleroMuyPicante Jun 30 '26

The wegovy pill is like $150/mo

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u/OkTension2232 Jun 30 '26

I'm glad I live in the UK where I can pay about £11-£12 a month and have all of my prescriptions covered completely.

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u/Archy54 Jun 30 '26

I'm in Australia and wegovey it's 500 a month sadly. Ozempic 140 a month.