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Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney

What is 'budget Ozempic' that's all over social media? Can it help me lose weight?

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Social media is lighting up over what influencers are calling “budget Ozempic”. These are drugs normally used as laxatives and stool softeners, but people are taking them to lose weight. The demand is so high in the United States, there are reports this is contributing to shortages in pharmacies.

These laxatives are just the latest alternatives influencers are touting for the blockbuster drug Ozempic.

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