That's useless if you need a specific, very new, and patent protected ingredient. For Ozempic generics, that's at least until 2026 until you can go to Brazil or 2031 if you're in the US [1].

The problem at the core is not like the shortages we have in Germany for basic stuff like general fever and pain medication, that's usually due to other countries just bidding more... for Ozempic, it's that virtually every single person gets blasted with joyful weight loss stories by influencers, demand for it is insane, and Novo Nordisk can't keep up with manufacturing despite the growth of the company being enough to account for the economic growth of the entire country of Denmark [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaglutide#Generics

[2] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-19/ozempic-obesity-diabe...