Foreigners visiting Goa buy diabetes and obesity drugs at lower price in state

Panaji: Foreigners visiting Goa buy Ozempic and Mounjaro drugs here at cheaper prices. Dr Vaibhav Dukle, consultant endocrinologist at Manipal Hospital, said, "We've had patients with diabetes and obesity from the UK, US, Brazil, UAE and Russia asking for these drugs for their condition. There's a very strict criteria to start these medications in the UK and because of their high cost burden, they are not easily accessible to patients under the NHS.” He added that the foreigners take the medication with them back for six months.