We've created a small molecule chemical which gets in your body very well. It can mimic the effects of the peptide and can be taken more conveniently any time of day without any food or water restrictions.
To some extent, Americans are talking about alcohol more than ever. We're having open conversations about the negative health impacts of drinking. People are consuming less booze overall and examining strategies to moderate, even as each drink packs more punch. There is one aspect of alcohol we're still not talking about: addiction, and, more precisely, the medical treatments available to combat it. What's even odder - your doctor may not know much about them, either.
New research, published as a pre-print, suggests that semaglutide could be mass produced for $3 (about 2.35) for a monthly dose in its injectable form. Newer formulations, taken as a pill rather than an injection, could be made for about $16 a month.