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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nicola Davis, science correspondent, and Julia Kollewe

‘Skinny jabs’: weight-loss drugs set for new boom as generic versions emerge

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‘Skinny jabs’ such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda have become hugely popular in recent years. Composite: The Guardian/Alamy/Ro

Medicines that enable dramatic weight loss are likely to experience a new boom in uptake, experts have said, as the first generic versions hit the market this week at a lower cost than the original drugs.

The injections, dubbed “skinny jabs” by the media, can help people lose more than 10% of their body weight and have become hugely popular in recent years, with celebrities lauding their effects.

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