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So basically, 99.8% margin the maximum they can charge (at ~15-30cents/mo) or 99.5% margin at $1000/mo for a $2.5 injector? Semaglutide has been in production since 2012 and approved by the FDA since 2017. There's a real chance that specifically as a weight loss drug it's not patentable since it was in off label use before the patent was filed. That's being argued in the PTO now.