Cost-saving knock-on effects of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

Cost-saving knock-on effects of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

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Proposed class action lawsuit filed against Canadian maker of popular weight loss drug Ozempic

Proposed class action lawsuit filed against Canadian maker of popular weight loss drug Ozempic

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court, alleging that the Canadian manufacturer of Ozempic failed to warn potential patients of possible complications. This medication has exploded in popularity since doctors began prescribing it for weight loss. But Tracy Nygaard, 54, was taking Ozempic for its intended purpose, treating … Read more

Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy increases illegal sales of weight-loss drugs

Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy increases illegal sales of weight-loss drugs

Growing demand for Ozempic and Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk, has fueled a rise in illegal sales of weight-loss drugs in Denmark, where the pharmaceutical company is based, the Danish Medicines Agency reported. The agency said in a statement released Tuesday that authorities are aware of 26 websites illegally selling what they claim to be … Read more

Ozempic Mimicking Foods Revealed Best for Weight Loss

Ozempic Mimicking Foods Revealed Best for Weight Loss

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have radically transformed the world of weight loss. Health experts know that there are probably many foods in your pantry right now that affect the body, like these medications. Semaglutide is the active ingredient in these medications, which work by mimicking GLP-1, a hormone produced by your body when you eat. … Read more

Fake Ozempic sent several people to hospital, health agency warns

Fake Ozempic sent several people to hospital, health agency warns

Austrian health authorities are the latest to warn the public to stay away from unreliable sources of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, following recent reports of side effects serious problems linked to counterfeit products. Residents have reportedly been hospitalized with dangerously low blood sugar and seizures after taking … Read more

UK health agency warns of fake Ozempic pens linked to hospitalizations | CNN

UK health agency warns of fake Ozempic pens linked to hospitalizations |  CNN

CNN — Britain’s health agency is warning the public not to buy pre-filled pens claiming to contain the weight loss drugs Ozempic and Saxenda without a prescription, after a small number of people were hospitalized. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said those hospitalized suffered serious side effects, including hypoglycemic shock and coma, indicating … Read more

Fake Ozempic now widespread, authorities say, after tricked users landed in hospital

Fake Ozempic now widespread, authorities say, after tricked users landed in hospital

Watch out for fake Zempics. Health authorities are warning of a drastic increase in the number of fraudulent Ozempic pens after several people in Austria were hospitalized for injecting a pseudo-substance. Patients suffered hypoglycemia and seizures, indicating that the pens contained insulin instead of the active ingredient semaglutide Ozempic. It is not clear whether users … Read more

Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy is reaching new heights. Here’s why it can go even higher. | The motley fool

Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy is reaching new heights.  Here's why it can go even higher.  |  The motley fool

Ozempic and Wegovy. These are the two drugs that are the focus of any income or press release coming fromNovo Nordisk(NVO -0.09%). The Danish company struck gold not only with a cutting-edge diabetes drug in Ozempic, but also with an impressive weight loss treatment in Wegovy. Both drugs actually help people lose weight and are … Read more

Suspected fake Ozempic hospitalizes several people in Austria

Suspected fake Ozempic hospitalizes several people in Austria

A box of Ozempic, an injectable semaglutide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and manufactured by Novo Nordisk, is seen at a Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey license fees BERLIN, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Several people were hospitalized in Austria after using suspected fake versions of the … Read more

Counterfeit versions of the “next Ozempic” retatrutide are being peddled by the Chinese site GorillaHealing.com, even though the real version will not be approved until at least 2026.

Counterfeit versions of Eli Lilly's retatrutide, hailed as potential 'new Ozempic,' sold directly to US consumers

Counterfeit versions of Eli Lilly’s retatrutide, hailed as a potential “new Ozempic,” are being sold directly to U.S. consumers through Chinese websites, although regulatory approval remains years away. Hundreds of marketers are offering the new drug to buyers in the United States through websites such as Made-in-China.com and GorillaHealing.com, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some … Read more