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A 10 -milligram vial of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy , sold for about $100 .
The brand-name versions, from drugmaker Novo Nordisk , sell for around $1,000 for a month ’s supply.
Last week , officials raided Emily Arnold's home in Medina , Tennessee , and found more than 300 vials of counterfeit drugs.
Arnold , 41 , has been charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor, including impersonating a licensed professional.
An Eli Lilly spokesperson says the company has obtained shipments from China claiming to be tirzepatide that are packaged as dog food, tea and facial masks.
Novo Nordisk says it’s fighting counterfeit products and pursuing litigation against groups that sell counterfeit drugs.
The most vulnerable are people without adequate health care coverage or without prescription drug benefits, expert says.
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