A 12-year-old’s journey into the world of Ozempic
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A 12-year-old’s journey into the world of Ozempic

Live Mint  

It started in childhood when she would “shame eat" packets of Devil’s Food cookies after school and hide the wrappers. “The real difficult part about being a woman is then having a child that’s also going to be a woman and realizing all of the messed-up internalizing that you’ve done," says Handler, 40. Mochi Health, the telehealth obesity clinic Handler initially joined, says many medications don’t require close monitoring of patients and that parents are largely honest about providing assessments of their children. ‘Felt bad about myself’ Birdie remembers watching the Nickelodeon comedy “iCarly" when she was 8 years old and fixating on Sam, Carly’s loyal sidekick, whose food obsession is a long-running joke on the show. A doctor prescribed Birdie compounded semaglutide based on records Handler provided about Birdie’s health and weight, Handler says.

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Why Is There So Much Off-Brand Oral Ozempic for Sale Online?
1 month ago

Why Is There So Much Off-Brand Oral Ozempic for Sale Online?

Wired  

Since they debuted, injectable GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have been in high demand. It’s an appealing prospect—especially since these drugs are offered at a fraction of the price of their name-brand counterparts and are often shipped overnight after a prospective patient fills out a quick online questionnaire. “As a pharmacist, I can appreciate the excitement in the rise in oral …

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 …

Makers of Wegovy and Ozempic issue warning over deadly weight-loss copycats
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Makers of Wegovy and Ozempic issue warning over deadly weight-loss copycats

The Independent  

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Ozempic, Wegovy considered ‘available’ after more than 2 years in shortage
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ozempic, Wegovy considered ‘available’ after more than 2 years in shortage

The Independent  

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The Maker of Ozempic Is Trying to Block Compounded Versions of Its Blockbuster Drug
54 years, 11 months ago

The Maker of Ozempic Is Trying to Block Compounded Versions of Its Blockbuster Drug

Wired  

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk is taking action to curb the massively popular compounded semaglutide industry, which provides copies of its blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to patients—often for much lower prices. The Danish pharmaceutical company is lobbying the US Food and Drug Administration to add semaglutide to the agency’s Demonstrable Difficulties for Compounding lists, which would block compounding pharmacies from …

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, …

Ozempic shows signs of being a great medical milestone
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ozempic shows signs of being a great medical milestone

The Independent  

When any new drug seems to be too good to be true, there is a strong human instinct to assume that it is too good to be true, and that there must be a catch. Trials by researchers at Yale and Harvard suggest that semaglutide can prevent heart failure, reduce previously untreatable high blood pressure, reverse kidney disease and cut …

Cheaper alternatives to Ozempic are flooding the weight-loss market. Are they safe?
4 months, 1 week ago

Cheaper alternatives to Ozempic are flooding the weight-loss market. Are they safe?

LA Times  

As weight-loss hopefuls struggle to get name-brand Ozempic, many are turning to a booming, less regulated secondary market for compounded versions of the blockbuster drug. “We urge patients to be vigilant,” said a spokesperson for the FDA, which has issued several alerts and letters recently about concerns related to compounded semaglutide. — Food and Drug Administration The agency has issued …

Wegovy: Ozempic sister drug to be sold in Australia within days
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wegovy: Ozempic sister drug to be sold in Australia within days

Daily Mail  

A drug that mimics popular weight loss medicine Ozempic will be available in Australian pharmacies within days. Like Ozempic, the drug is administered through a once-weekly pen, however it contains a higher amount of the active ingredient and is used to manage chronic weight conditions, whereas Ozempic is only approved to manage type 2 diabetes. In May the Australian government …

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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Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults
7 months ago

Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults

Associated Press  

At 17, Israel McKenzie was so burdened by obesity that he stopped going to high school in person and was embarrassed to speak to people at his restaurant job. “I had given up hope.” But last year, the weight-loss drug Wegovy helped him shed 110 pounds in nine months, making the rural Tennessee teen part of a surge of adolescents …

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 …

Ozempic patients report higher fertility causing ‘Ozempic babies’
9 months ago

Ozempic patients report higher fertility causing ‘Ozempic babies’

The Independent  

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Rob Lowe explains why he’s ‘concerned’ about Ozempic
10 months ago

Rob Lowe explains why he’s ‘concerned’ about Ozempic

The Independent  

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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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Woman suffers fatal Ozempic nightmare, ‘will have diarrhea forever’
11 months, 1 week ago

Woman suffers fatal Ozempic nightmare, ‘will have diarrhea forever’

Hindustan Times  

A dozen individuals, including an unnamed woman, are taking legal action against Novo Nordisk, the parent company of Ozempic and Wegovy, after allegedly experiencing life-changing bowel injuries linked to the popular weight loss drug. But the agency also said officials cannot definitively rule out that “a small risk may exist" and that they'll continue to look into reports regarding more …

Can weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy treat other diseases?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Can weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy treat other diseases?

Live Mint  

Researchers are studying prominent weight-loss medicines like Ozempic and Wegovy to find their utility in the treatment of kidney disease, heart failure, neurological disorders, and other ailments. After creating buzz in the weight-loss segment, the medicine may also be useful in reducing the risk of heart stroke, and delaying the progression of kidney disease in diabetes patients, suggests new data, …

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 …

How does Wegovy work? The ‘game changing’ weight loss drug beloved by Hollywood
1 year, 3 months ago

How does Wegovy work? The ‘game changing’ weight loss drug beloved by Hollywood

The Independent  

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Raven Symone says people shouldn’t use Ozempic for ‘glamazon purposes’
1 year, 5 months ago

Raven Symone says people shouldn’t use Ozempic for ‘glamazon purposes’

The Independent  

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Scientist behind Ozempic says drug can make life ‘so miserably boring’
1 year, 6 months ago

Scientist behind Ozempic says drug can make life ‘so miserably boring’

The Independent  

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FDA warns against using off-brand versions of Ozempic, Wegovy for weight loss
1 year, 6 months ago

FDA warns against using off-brand versions of Ozempic, Wegovy for weight loss

The Independent  

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FDA issues warning about Ozempic 'cocktails' being doled out by pharmacies
1 year, 6 months ago

FDA issues warning about Ozempic 'cocktails' being doled out by pharmacies

Daily Mail  

Health officials have issued a health warning over the rise of black market Ozempic being sold by online pharmacies. The Food and Drug Administration has received reports of adverse effects from people using semaglutide - the active ingredients in Ozempic and Wegovy - created by compounding pharmacies. But some direct-to-consumer companies or the pharmacies themselves are now selling compounded semaglutide …

FDA warns consumers not to use off-brand versions of Ozempic, Wegovy
1 year, 6 months ago

FDA warns consumers not to use off-brand versions of Ozempic, Wegovy

Associated Press  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use off-brand versions of the popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy because they might not contain the same ingredients as the prescription products and may not be safe or effective. Agency officials said this week that they have received reports of problems after patients used versions of semaglutide, the …

Should diabetes drug Ozempic be used for weight-loss?
1 year, 8 months ago

Should diabetes drug Ozempic be used for weight-loss?

Live Mint  

Imagine not getting the life-altering drug you desperately need because celebrities and wealthy people want it to lose weight. It’s a drug meant to treat Type 2 diabetes; it just so happens that it can help people lose weight. The New England Journal of Medicine reported that a semaglutide study showed that participants with Type 2 diabetes, drug and lifestyle …

Celebrity weight loss jab Ozempic to be available on WeightWatchers
1 year, 9 months ago

Celebrity weight loss jab Ozempic to be available on WeightWatchers

The Independent  

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'Game-changing' weight loss jab 2.5x stronger than Ozempic will be rolled out on NHS in weeks
1 year, 9 months ago

'Game-changing' weight loss jab 2.5x stronger than Ozempic will be rolled out on NHS in weeks

Daily Mail  

Tens of thousands of people will be helped to lose weight with a 'game-changing' drug in Britain's battle against the bulge. When asked in October whether following a healthier diet or hitting the gym was behind his 30lb weight loss, Elon Musk credited 'fasting' and 'Wegovy' Kim Kardashian is rumoured to have used Wegovy to rapidly lose weight in order …

Rich people are hogging Ozempic, making the drug harder to access for people with diabetes
1 year, 9 months ago

Rich people are hogging Ozempic, making the drug harder to access for people with diabetes

Salon  

The newest Hollywood weight-loss fad isn't a trademarked diet, but a drug called Ozempic. Danish biotech giant Novo Nordisk, which manufactures the drug, said that the company has been experiencing "intermittent supply disruptions on the Ozempic pen" in the United States. He clarified that Ozempic is not a replacement for insulin, and hence patients don't become dependent on it; rather, …

Ozempic: How TikTok turned the diabetes drug into a diet pill
1 year, 10 months ago

Ozempic: How TikTok turned the diabetes drug into a diet pill

The Independent  

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Doctors Reveal What They Really Think Of Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic
1 year, 10 months ago

Doctors Reveal What They Really Think Of Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A new class of weight loss drugs on the market have been making waves since they were authorized as a treatment for obesity in 2021. The prescription injections were introduced as a diabetes treatment in 2017, but people soon realized that the medications — which help people with diabetes to manage their blood sugar levels — also …

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 …

Jeremy Clarkson sparks debate after revealing he is taking ‘wonder drug’ Ozempic
1 year, 11 months ago

Jeremy Clarkson sparks debate after revealing he is taking ‘wonder drug’ Ozempic

The Independent  

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Doctors explain how Wegovy and Ozempic work
1 year, 11 months ago

Doctors explain how Wegovy and Ozempic work

CBS News  

Anti-obesity drugs are growing in popularity in the United States as a greater number of Americans are being diagnosed with obesity than ever before. In the video above, Dr. Caroline Apovian, a weight management specialist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, who consults for Novo Nordisk, explains how the medications work. While reporting this story, 60 Minutes learned that …

TikTok trend wipes out Ozempic supply, leaving people with diabetes dizzy, scared
2 years ago

TikTok trend wipes out Ozempic supply, leaving people with diabetes dizzy, scared

LA Times  

Doctors’ off-label prescribing of diabetes drugs such as Ozempic and Trulicity for weight loss has led to a shortage of the medications for patients whose health depends on them. Ozempic, an injection that keeps blood sugar levels in check for patients with Type 2 diabetes, has been in shortage for about four months, according to the database maintained by the …

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