To ask why they couldn't think of less bizarre names...

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Than Mysimba, Mounjaro, Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus?

Mounjaro - sounds like somewhere your colleague went on an all-inclusive last summer

Rybelsus - obscure Roman emperor vibes

Wegovy - Igovy, yougovy, he/she/it govies, Wegovy

Mysimba - watch Anton and Clarissa take the floor as they dance the Mysimba for the final time

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They have to find something unique to trademark the name.

Is the boring answer.

Oh right, I didn't realise that. Still, they could have made a bit of an effort 😕

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How to take the fun out of the OP's post.

Ozempic - ancient greek activity involving lots of naked wrestling/name of 70s psychedelic pop star offspring

Mysimba makes me think of someone being very territorial about their simba mattress

Wegovy puts me in mind of covfefe.

Pigless

Mysimba is surely a brand of toy lion?

Yep. Trademark and also can't be something that says something rude in another language. And must be pronounceable. I think this is why cars are becoming letters and numbers more....

'yes, they are climbing Mounjaro for charity you know!'

'its the Wegovy coffee table from Ikea actually......'

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Lol mad,was searching for igovy website which is a price compare for wegovy and found this thread in google

She asked why though! And that’s the very good reason. Look at that poor OP on the honey business idea thread - she’s going out of her mind. At some point she’s going to snap and say oh let’s just bloody call it Folsprinza. Just a collection of letters that no one can even have an opinion on - I can see the logic 🤣

Mounjaro sounds like a type of coffee bean to me

There are licensing rules about brand names for prescription drugs. They can't be too close to the name of the active molecule and have to be significantly different from other medicines to avoid risk of confusion at the pharmacy. Beyond that I I've no idea why they chose those names!

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Mysimba my Lion king 👑 🦁