alt Hacker NewsYes, bootleggers can undercut legit competitors, providing a boon for consumers.
In this case, Novo developed the drug. In your view, why does Hims get credit for "the greatest good to public health in a century" and not the company that sank over $10B into developing Ozempic?
Of course, Novo faces competition from Lilly and every other pharma company in the world and continues to lower prices in the face of this competition.
And they provide a valuable service to their customers, I have a very positive association with various drug dealers I've had over the years. Say what you want but they're literally out on the streets serving their local community. For a more HN example, people in the real world are extremely pro piracy and view the people cracking DRM as doing a public good.
I fully expect the state to take action against the, to me, very obvious will of the people who are actively seeking out and purchasing these products. Clearly folks don't respect the legitimacy of IP rights in the same way they respect property rights since nobody blinks when buying compounded GLP but at the same time wouldn't shoplift at their local BestBuy.
So yeah the government's response isn't surprising but you won't see me cheering them on, and I don't think you should either. You literally stand to lose from it.