Urgent warning over fake online pharmacies selling 'Ozempic' laced with deadly chemicals including rat poison
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Urgent warning over fake online pharmacies selling 'Ozempic' laced with deadly chemicals including rat poison

Daily Mail  

Brits who buy weight loss jabs like Ozempic online are at risk of suffering seizures and comas at the hands of counterfeit medications laced with rat poison or cement sold by 'fake' online pharmacies, experts have warned. The jabs, which are administered weekly, are designed to help type 2 diabetes patients control their blood sugar levels or for obese people to lose weight for health purposes. Experts today also told MailOnline the health risks posed by taking counterfeit weight loss jabs include heart palpitations, confusion and even hypoglycemic shock — when blood sugar levels drop dangerously low. The jabs, which are administered weekly, are designed to help type 2 diabetes patients control their blood sugar levels or for obese people to lose weight for health purposes Your browser does not support iframes. Dr Leyla Hannbeck, CEO of Independent Pharmacies Association also told MailOnline: 'Shortages of medicines mean fraudsters and fake online websites are targetting patients who are desperate for their medicines.

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Ten Americans die and 100 are hospitalized after taking Ozempic-like drugs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ten Americans die and 100 are hospitalized after taking Ozempic-like drugs

Daily Mail  

Ten people have died and 100 have been hospitalized after taking pharmacy-made copycat versions of Ozempic, its manufacturer has revealed. Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk claims these off-brand versions of its drugs are made with little regulation or oversight which raises the risk that someone could fall ill after using them. Novo revealed the cases after asking the FDA to ban …

3 sentenced for sales of Ozempic knock-off
3 months, 2 weeks ago

3 sentenced for sales of Ozempic knock-off

China Daily  

A court in Ningxiang, Hunan province, has sentenced three people up to 11 years in prison and levied fines of 2.73 million yuan for manufacturing and selling fake Ozempic, a medicine for treating diabetes that has been widely used to lose weight, rednet.cn reported. Under China's Criminal Law, people found guilty of manufacturing, selling or providing fake medicine can be …

Criminal gangs are spreading dangerous fake weight-loss drugs across the world
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Criminal gangs are spreading dangerous fake weight-loss drugs across the world

The Independent  

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Ozempic triggered deadly side effect that forced me to have an ORGAN removed - and robbed me of basic human function
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ozempic triggered deadly side effect that forced me to have an ORGAN removed - and robbed me of basic human function

Daily Mail  

A Pennsylvania woman is suing the maker of Ozempic after a near-death experience she blames on the medication. Juanita Gantt was found by her husband Robert unconscious one day in October 2023 and rushed her to the hospital to find she had a severe case of colitis requiring the removal of her colon Mrs Gant always struggled with her weight, …

FDA issues warning on overdoses of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs
4 months, 3 weeks ago

FDA issues warning on overdoses of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

The Independent  

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Scams tied to Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs are surging. How to protect yourself
6 months, 1 week ago

Scams tied to Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs are surging. How to protect yourself

LA Times  

Ozempic, Wegovy and other new weight-loss drugs have proved so good at helping users shed pounds, they’ve quickly become a multibillion-dollar industry. The scams can be personalized and targeted at people who’ve shown some interest in weight-loss drugs, using information collected about them and their browsing habits, said Iskander Sanchez-Rola, director of privacy innovation for the internet security company Norton. …

Government bans replicas of weight loss drug Ozempic, as vision of raid on filthy lab released
7 months ago

Government bans replicas of weight loss drug Ozempic, as vision of raid on filthy lab released

ABC  

In short: The federal government will ban all compounding pharmacists from making replica Ozempic after a Four Corners investigation revealed it was being illegally manufactured in Australia and exported overseas. The federal government will ban all compounding pharmacists from making replica Ozempic after a Four Corners investigation revealed it was being illegally manufactured in Australia and exported overseas. The federal …

Revealed: Weight loss jabs like Ozempic have been linked to TWENTY deaths in Britain - including person in their 30s - as experts issue new warning
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Revealed: Weight loss jabs like Ozempic have been linked to TWENTY deaths in Britain - including person in their 30s - as experts issue new warning

Daily Mail  

Slimming jabs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been linked to 20 deaths in Britain, MailOnline can reveal. Experts today warned Brits against buying semaglutide — the powerful ingredient behind the jabs' weight loss effects — online. EXCLUSIVE Semaglutide's effects can also run out after just six weeks, while experts have said patients may need to take them for life otherwise …

Suspected fake Ozempic linked to three US cases of hypoglycemia
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Suspected fake Ozempic linked to three US cases of hypoglycemia

The Independent  

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"Faux-zempic": Behind the rise in fake weight loss drugs that are hospitalizing some people
11 months ago

"Faux-zempic": Behind the rise in fake weight loss drugs that are hospitalizing some people

Salon  

When Lucy, a psychiatrist practicing in the Northeast, saw one of her patients after she started using Ozempic, a drug that has exploded in popularity in recent months, she could tell that something was off. “It gave me this motivation that this is really going to work, I'm feeling myself and I can start exercising again.” “When even your own …

FDA says watch out for fake Ozempic, a diabetes drug used by many for weight loss
1 year ago

FDA says watch out for fake Ozempic, a diabetes drug used by many for weight loss

NPR  

FDA says watch out for fake Ozempic, a diabetes drug used by many for weight loss Enlarge this image toggle caption FDA via AP FDA via AP Thousands of counterfeit units of Ozempic injections have been discovered in the legitimate supply chain and seized, the Food and Drug Administration says, but some fake products may still be in circulation. Novo …

FDA says fake Ozempic shots are being sold through some legitimate sources
1 year ago

FDA says fake Ozempic shots are being sold through some legitimate sources

Associated Press  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate drug supply sources. Some of the fake 1 milligram semaglutide shots may still be for sale, FDA said. In addition to the drug itself, the needles, pen labels, carton and …

Urgent warning over fake Ozempic jabs found in UK as Brits hospitalised with life-threatening side effect
1 year ago

Urgent warning over fake Ozempic jabs found in UK as Brits hospitalised with life-threatening side effect

Daily Mail  

The MHRA's yellow card scheme has also received 16 reports of fake pens Fake versions of 'game-changer' slimming jabs have left more than a dozen Brits experiencing dangerous side effects, health chiefs warned today. Sixteen Brits have now reported suspected fake semaglutide or liraglutide products to the watchdog's Yellow Card Scheme, which records adverse reactions believed to be caused by …

Urgent warning over fake Ozempic jabs found in UK as officials reveal how to tell if fat-busting injection is genuine
1 year, 2 months ago

Urgent warning over fake Ozempic jabs found in UK as officials reveal how to tell if fat-busting injection is genuine

Daily Mail  

Fake versions of Ozempic have been found in the UK, health chiefs revealed today. A separate warning from Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices states that the fake versions come in packs of three and have an expiry date of July and December 2025 Wegovy and Ozempic work by triggering the body to produce a hormone called GLP-1 …

Warning over 'fake' Wegovy as opportunistic sellers flood social media to fill demand as UK officially launched the fat-busting jab
1 year, 3 months ago

Warning over 'fake' Wegovy as opportunistic sellers flood social media to fill demand as UK officially launched the fat-busting jab

Daily Mail  

Pharmacists are warning people to not buy weight loss jabs, like Wegovy, online over concerns they could cause serious harm and 'damage major organs'. MailOnline found several adverts on Facebook Marketplace selling weight loss jabs claiming to contain semaglutide, the ingredient in both Wegovy and it sister medication Ozempic which is designed for diabetics. Another seller lists semaglutide, a drug …

Americans are buying raw Ozempic and Wegovy chemicals online from shady bodybuilding websites
1 year, 11 months ago

Americans are buying raw Ozempic and Wegovy chemicals online from shady bodybuilding websites

Daily Mail  

Doctors are warning against a 'dangerous' trend of Americans making DIY weight-loss injections at home with raw chemicals bought online. People are being driven to websites normally used by research groups to buy experimental chemicals amid a nationwide shortage of Wegovy and Ozempic. Some websites state the product should only be used for 'laboratory and research use only' but customer …

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