Ozempic being ‘sold by drug dealers alongside Class As’
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ozempic being ‘sold by drug dealers alongside Class As’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drug dealers are selling weight-loss jabs like Ozempic and prescription medication for ADHD alongside Class A drugs like cocaine, an investigation has revealed. Injection pens of semagludtide, often known under brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, are being offered for sale for £170 by seasoned drug dealers along with illegal party drugs like ketamine and MDMA as demand for the weight-loss drugs surges. open image in gallery Weight loss jabs were on a ‘menu’ of substances offered by dealers, an investigation found “Most drug dealers sell benzodiazepines, now they’re branching out into different prescription medications including ADHD drugs and weight-loss drugs,” he told The Times. Given the huge demand for weight-loss injections, he said it was a “no brainer” for illegal drug dealers to start supplying them.

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I've seen my posh friends do coke off bathroom floors and hook up with strangers. But the in-crowd's dangerous new method of scoring Ozempic has appalled even me… now they're facing serious consequenc
2 weeks, 4 days ago

I've seen my posh friends do coke off bathroom floors and hook up with strangers. But the in-crowd's dangerous new method of scoring Ozempic has appalled even me… now they're facing serious consequenc

Daily Mail  

Less than three minutes. But the in-crowd's Ozempic fixation is worse than anything I've seen, says Amanda Goff And if that wasn't easy enough, the kind folks behind this website entice you even further with $150 off your first batch. The same women who vowed to stay off coke 'for their health' think nothing of bulk-ordering Ozempic online, and often …

Ozempic play: Mankind Pharma in the fray for weight-loss drugs
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Ozempic play: Mankind Pharma in the fray for weight-loss drugs

Live Mint  

Mankind Pharma, India’s fourth largest drugmaker by domestic sales, is setting its sights on anti-obesity drugs like Semaglutide, better known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, which goes off-patent early next year. “Obesity is the market everybody wants to look at, it's a very, very big market opening up…we are no exception to that," Atish Majumdar, senior president at Mankind …

Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs is resolved, FDA says
3 weeks ago

Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs is resolved, FDA says

Associated Press  

Shortages of Ozempic and Wegovy that have been in place for more than two years have been resolved, as supplies of the popular diabetes and obesity treatments continue to improve, federal regulators said Friday. Compounding pharmacies and other entities that have been allowed to make and distribute off-brand copies of the drugs during the shortage will have to wind down …

The Ozempic Shortage Is Over
55 years, 2 months ago

The Ozempic Shortage Is Over

Wired  

The US Food and Drug Administration has determined that semaglutide is no longer in shortage, a move that will have implications for patients taking cheaper, compounded versions of the drug. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy, has been on the FDA’s shortage list since March 2022. Drug compounding is a well-established …

A website sold patients obesity drugs at affordable rates. Now they're paying the price
1 month ago

A website sold patients obesity drugs at affordable rates. Now they're paying the price

NPR  

A website sold patients obesity drugs at affordable rates. Now they're paying the price Patients who bought stockpiles of alternative GLP-1 drugs online aren't sure what to do with them after learning that the compounding pharmacy that made them didn't have the right license. SYDNEY LUPKIN, BYLINE: When Laura Franzese's regular doctor wouldn't write her a prescription for an obesity …

Oral Ozempic and a ‘miracle’ pill that imitates the keto diet – a new era for weight loss is here
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Oral Ozempic and a ‘miracle’ pill that imitates the keto diet – a new era for weight loss is here

The Independent  

A little over two years ago, a whisper of a new drug was abundant. Since then the “Ozempic age” has already been through countless iterations – wariness, celebrity denial, the apparent baby boom, concerns about side effects and the “boomerang” weight gain effect once users come off the drug. In fact, we’re in the middle of a global shortage; those …

Oral Ozempic and a ‘miracle’ pill that imitates the keto diet – a new era for weight loss is here
2 months ago

Oral Ozempic and a ‘miracle’ pill that imitates the keto diet – a new era for weight loss is here

The Independent  

A little over two years ago, a whisper of a new drug was abundant. Since then the “Ozempic age” has already been through countless iterations – wariness, celebrity denial, the apparent baby boom, concerns about side effects and the “boomerang” weight gain effect once users come off the drug. In fact, we’re in the middle of a global shortage; those …

"They're not shortcuts": How weight loss drugs became the business of shame
2 months ago

"They're not shortcuts": How weight loss drugs became the business of shame

Salon  

As New Year's resolutions kick into high gear, weight loss goals top many people's lists. "Diet culture plays a significant role in pushing this, too, making people believe that anyone in a larger body is just not trying hard enough, leading to the scorn and derision we see.” We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's …

MATT RIDLEY: Move over, Ozempic: Why an astonishing new class of weight-loss drugs will soon end obesity FOR EVER - and here are the other surprising illnesses they could treat
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MATT RIDLEY: Move over, Ozempic: Why an astonishing new class of weight-loss drugs will soon end obesity FOR EVER - and here are the other surprising illnesses they could treat

Daily Mail  

Imagine if you could eat your fill on Christmas Day then dial down your appetite for January. The past year has seen the rise of myriad weight-loss drugs that are getting better and achieving results where decades of hectoring and dieting have failed – in yet another miracle of biomedical science. Yes cancer, dementia and anxiety are on the rampage; …

FDA declares the shortage of obesity drug Zepbound has ended. The results are complicated
2 months, 2 weeks ago

FDA declares the shortage of obesity drug Zepbound has ended. The results are complicated

NPR  

FDA declares the shortage of obesity drug Zepbound has ended. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The drug Zepbound might not have the same name recognition as Ozempic, but it's another in the class to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes. The compounders said there was no way the shortage could be over, because many patients still couldn't fill their name-brand prescriptions, and …

Ozempic was handed to almost 400 prisoners this year: NHS paid £130,000 for lags' fat jabs
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ozempic was handed to almost 400 prisoners this year: NHS paid £130,000 for lags' fat jabs

Daily Mail  

Ozempic has been given out to nearly 400 prisoners this year alone - with fat jabs for inmates costing the NHS almost £130,000. Data has also shown that 16,155 prisoners, around 18 per cent of the total prison population, were detected as having type 2 diabetes this year. Picture: HMP High Down, Sutton Data has also shown that 16,155 prisoners, …

Urgent warning over fake online pharmacies selling 'Ozempic' laced with deadly chemicals including rat poison
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Dr. Oz May Have Broken Influencer Marketing Rules
3 months, 1 week ago

Dr. Oz May Have Broken Influencer Marketing Rules

Huff Post  

Mehmet Oz, the television-personality doctor and Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, pitched herbal supplements and other products to his millions of social media followers without properly disclosing that he had a business relationship with the company selling them, according to a letter published Tuesday. Oz pitched iHerb’s ashwagandha capsules just a few days …

I’d never give Ozempic to my kids – but not for the reason you might think
3 months, 2 weeks ago

I’d never give Ozempic to my kids – but not for the reason you might think

The Independent  

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RFK Jr. Could Tank Biden's Ozempic Decision
3 months, 2 weeks ago

RFK Jr. Could Tank Biden's Ozempic Decision

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The prospect of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presiding over the Department of Health and Human Services has sparked a lot of conversation about vaccines. The country’s national health system still covers and supports use of the new anti-obesity drugs, though guidelines urge providers and patients to try cheaper alternatives first. The group is among those that have …

Cheap Ozempic? Millions of obese Americans wait on Trump’s decision
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cheap Ozempic? Millions of obese Americans wait on Trump’s decision

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The rule, unveiled on Tuesday by the Health …

Cheap Ozempic? How millions of Americans with obesity may get access to costly weight-loss drugs
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cheap Ozempic? How millions of Americans with obesity may get access to costly weight-loss drugs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Millions of obese Americans would get access to popular weekly injectables that would help them shed pounds quickly if a $ 35 billion proposal from the Biden administration is blessed by President-elect Donald Trump. The rule, unveiled Tuesday by the Health and Human Services Department, would require Medicare and Medicaid to cover weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound …

Surge in hospital admissions linked to bad reactions to weight-loss jabs amid concerns over sale of 'miracle' treatment online
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Surge in hospital admissions linked to bad reactions to weight-loss jabs amid concerns over sale of 'miracle' treatment online

Daily Mail  

The number of hospital admissions for bad reactions to weight-loss drugs is more than four times higher than previously thought – with a staggering 274 cases reported on top of nearly 15,000 said to have suffered ill effects. The surge in adverse reactions and hospitalisations chiefly involve gastrointestinal side-effects such as nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhoea, the watchdog said. Speaking …

Why Is There So Much Off-Brand Oral Ozempic for Sale Online?
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

RFK plans to restrict use of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic
3 months, 3 weeks ago

RFK plans to restrict use of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic

Daily Mail  

Robert F. Kennedy Junior wants to scale back the nation's reliance on Ozempic, claiming Americans hooked on the drug are 'stupid' and 'addicted.' Estimates suggest more than 9million prescriptions for Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs are written every year in the U.S. — one of the world's fattest nations. Mr Kennedy, a famed vaccine skeptic who claims WiFi causes …

Doctors say RFK Jr.’s anti-Ozempic stance perpetuates stigma and misrepresents evidence
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Doctors say RFK Jr.’s anti-Ozempic stance perpetuates stigma and misrepresents evidence

CNN  

Editor’s note: Watch “Dr. “They’re counting on selling it to Americans because we’re so stupid and so addicted to drugs,” Kennedy said in an appearance with Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld that he posted to Instagram last month, concluding that Ozempic, a wildly popular medicine approved to treat type 2 diabetes and used off-label for weight loss, is not going to …

Ten Americans die and 100 are hospitalized after taking Ozempic-like drugs
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Is Ozempic killing the restaurant industry? Eateries reveal they've been forced to reduce portion sizes to tempt diners on weight loss drugs
4 months, 1 week ago

Is Ozempic killing the restaurant industry? Eateries reveal they've been forced to reduce portion sizes to tempt diners on weight loss drugs

Daily Mail  

Nima Safaei says there has been a 'shift in how people dine' amid Ozempic rise It's the blockbuster drug that has helped millions of people around the world achieve their weight loss goals. Restaurant owner Nima Safaei is now considering offering smaller sizes to avoid losing any potential customers who are on the weight loss drug 'Sometimes we do wonder …

Ozempic, Wegovy considered ‘available’ after more than 2 years in shortage
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Influencers are being offered tens of thousands of dollars to hawk weight-loss drugs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Influencers are being offered tens of thousands of dollars to hawk weight-loss drugs

The Independent  

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How to get Ozempic free on the NHS: criteria patients must meet to receive the weight loss jab explained
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How to get Ozempic free on the NHS: criteria patients must meet to receive the weight loss jab explained

Daily Mail  

Millions of overweight unemployed Brits could be offered fat-busting jabs on the NHS in a Government drive to get them back to work, it was announced this week. Millions of obese unemployed Brits could be offered fat-busting jabs in a Government plan to get them back to work Currently patients can only get the drug Wegovy for weight-loss on the …

Now Labour plan to give the unemployed FREE fat jabs: Keir Starmer to hand out weight loss 'wonder' drug to get jobless obese back to work
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Now Labour plan to give the unemployed FREE fat jabs: Keir Starmer to hand out weight loss 'wonder' drug to get jobless obese back to work

Daily Mail  

Will YOU take advantage of this scheme? Health Secretary Wes Streeting is planning to offer jobless Brits free jabs of the controversial 'miracle' weight loss drug, Ozempic. NHS-backed data source OpenPrescribing shows soaring prescriptions for semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy Obesity jabs will be tested and made in the UK under Government plans to shore up NHS supplies …

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick urges overweight Brits to copy him and use Ozempic to shed the pounds if their doctor recommends the drug
5 months ago

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick urges overweight Brits to copy him and use Ozempic to shed the pounds if their doctor recommends the drug

Daily Mail  

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick today encouraged Britons to copy him and use Ozempic if the weight-loss drug is recommended to them by their doctor. The former immigration minister, who lost four stone in 12 months, said the drug had aided him at the start of his bid to shed the pounds. Experts believe drugs like Ozempic, also known as …

I’ve been on 150 diets, and L.A.’s secrecy about taking Ozempic makes no sense to me
5 months ago

I’ve been on 150 diets, and L.A.’s secrecy about taking Ozempic makes no sense to me

LA Times  

Here’s what you need to know to start your day. I made a big show out of each new effort, slipping details into conversation, loudly demurring dessert, refusing the offer of a doughnut from the box at work, showing off my latest diet app filled with entries like “½ turkey sandwich, 1 pack of oatmeal w/ banana, veggie egg white …

The US has passed peak obesity, a new survey suggests. Is it the Ozempic effect?
5 months, 1 week ago

The US has passed peak obesity, a new survey suggests. Is it the Ozempic effect?

The Independent  

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162 US deaths linked to Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs
6 months ago

162 US deaths linked to Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs

Daily Mail  

Weight loss shots like Ozempic have been linked to 162 deaths in the US, DailyMail.com can reveal. The system has recorded 62,000 reactions to weight loss drugs containing semaglutide and tirzepatide like Ozempic and Mounjaro in the US since 2018. Juanita Gantt was found by her husband Robert unconscious one day in October 2023 and rushed her to the hospital …

3 sentenced for sales of Ozempic knock-off
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Column: The Ozempic revolution in weight-loss drugs exposes the weakest links in our healthcare system — drug pricing and insurance
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: The Ozempic revolution in weight-loss drugs exposes the weakest links in our healthcare system — drug pricing and insurance

LA Times  

The diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic. This limits the length of time that health gains can be internalized as reduced claims.’ — David Anderson, University of South Carolina health policy expert Yet millions of Americans are unable to access these drugs, thanks to the two big, interrelated flaws in our healthcare system: unrestrained pricing by drug companies and the economics …

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

FDA issues warning on overdoses of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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It’s Shockingly Easy to Buy Off-Brand Ozempic Online, Even if You Don’t Need It
55 years, 2 months ago

It’s Shockingly Easy to Buy Off-Brand Ozempic Online, Even if You Don’t Need It

Wired  

The health care industry has never encountered anything quite like Ozempic before. They’re the Taylor Swift Eras Tour of pharmaceuticals: Supply is limited, prices are sky-high, and even people who couldn’t care less are at least ambiently aware of what’s happening. Compounded medications are essentially custom copies; unlike generic medications, which are FDA-approved drugs without brand names that are introduced …

Ozempic's popularity leads to shortages for people with Type 2 diabetes
8 months ago

Ozempic's popularity leads to shortages for people with Type 2 diabetes

NPR  

Ozempic's popularity leads to shortages for people with Type 2 diabetes toggle caption Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images Jim Cox had heard of people with Type 2 diabetes who were unable to get Ozempic because the drug was being used off-label for weight loss. “The demand that is coming from weight loss and coming from off-label use is also real.” Still, Ozempic’s …

Ozempic maker slams Biden after the president accused the drug company of ‘ripping off’ US consumers
8 months, 1 week ago

Ozempic maker slams Biden after the president accused the drug company of ‘ripping off’ US consumers

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The company behind the popular weight loss and diabetes drug …

Celebrities are suffering from a gross Ozempic side effect NO ONE wants to talk about
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Celebrities are suffering from a gross Ozempic side effect NO ONE wants to talk about

Daily Mail  

Weight loss wonder drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are earning rave reviews among influencers and celebrities — but some users aren't so lucky. Weight loss wonder drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are earning rave reviews among influencers and celebrities — but some users aren't so lucky A growing number of A-list patients are reportedly suffering from embarrassing and debilitating stomach symptoms - …

Roxy Jacenko looks slimmer than ever as she poses in a bikini after admitting to using Ozempic and detailing ordeal with the controversial weight loss drug
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Roxy Jacenko looks slimmer than ever as she poses in a bikini after admitting to using Ozempic and detailing ordeal with the controversial weight loss drug

Daily Mail  

Roxy Jacenko showed off her frame as she posed in a bikini after detailing her shocking experience using controversial the weight loss drug Ozempic. Roxy Jacenko showed off her slim frame as she posed in a bikini after detailing her shocking experience using controversial the weight loss drug Ozempic Roxy purchased Ozempic on the black market in a bid to …

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

In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business
9 months, 1 week ago

In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business

Al Jazeera  

Chinese pharmaceutical companies are racing to roll out weight-loss drugs amid the popularity of Ozempic. Ozempic was approved in China to treat diabetes in 2021, but it has been its anti-obesity ingredient, semaglutide, that has fuelled demand for what many Chinese refer to as the “internet celebrity weight-loss drug”. “Weight-loss drugs fall within a market with massive growth potential in …

Millions of Americans need drugs like Ozempic. Will it bankrupt the healthcare system?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Millions of Americans need drugs like Ozempic. Will it bankrupt the healthcare system?

LA Times  

Injectable weight-loss drugs can prevent serious health problems, which makes them extremely valuable. The financial impact on Medicare is tempered by a 2003 federal law that prevents the government health insurance program from covering weight-loss medications.The drugs can be added to formularies if prescribed for another “medically accepted indication,” such as to treat type 2 diabetes or reduce heart risk, …

Pharma's mess of its own making — greed, secrecy and weight-loss drugs
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pharma's mess of its own making — greed, secrecy and weight-loss drugs

ABC  

How does that saying go? That seems to be the current predicament for Australia's compounding pharmacists, who were this week completely banned from making replica versions of the diabetes drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro. The ABC uncovered patients with side effects linked to one rogue compounding pharmacist in Sydney who managed to illegally manufacture and export replicas of the popular weight …

There’s yet another amazing use for drugs like Ozempic, study finds
9 months, 2 weeks ago

There’s yet another amazing use for drugs like Ozempic, study finds

The Independent  

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Ozempic boss's fat-shaming potshot at city's battlers - as top doc snaps back
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ozempic boss's fat-shaming potshot at city's battlers - as top doc snaps back

Daily Mail  

Australia's former deputy top doc Nick Coatsworth has called out a senior executive of the company behind wonder weight loss drug Ozempic for 'fat-shaming' Western Sydney. Cem Ozenc lives in Sydney and is the head of Oceania for drug company Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of weight loss/diabetes injectable Ozempic. Ozempic company boss thought everyone in Australia was athletic, healthy and …

Government bans replicas of weight loss drug Ozempic, as vision of raid on filthy lab released
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Nigella Lawson weighs in on Ozempic craze sweeping Hollywood
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigella Lawson weighs in on Ozempic craze sweeping Hollywood

The Independent  

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Ozempic is forcing Australia's major private health insurers to rethink their rebates amid global shortage
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ozempic is forcing Australia's major private health insurers to rethink their rebates amid global shortage

ABC  

In short: Ozempic is an injectable drug for people with type 2 diabetes, but is experiencing soaring global demand as a weight loss medication. Australia's biggest private health insurers have pledged to continue subsidising diabetes and weight loss medication Ozempic, following HBF's decision to slash rebates for the drug. HBF, which dominates the health insurance market in Western Australia, is …

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