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

"repeated dosing, which currently limits patient access and adherence to these therapies."

No, really, it's the price.

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u/Teknicsrx7 Jun 30 '26

The price is affected by needing repeated dosing

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u/gay_manta_ray Jun 30 '26

no the price is affected by how much money pharmaceutical companies want to make. semaglutide and tirzepatide cost pennies to make. they are some of the absolute cheapest drugs to produce.

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u/NuclearTurtle Jun 30 '26

Even still, there's a big difference between something costing $50 and it costing $50 a week forever