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The cost of the Ozempic craze

The drug shortage is affecting people with Type 2 diabetes, and a surge in cosmetic use is to blame

Salon

Ultra-fast insulin drug Fiasp to be removed from PBS making it unaffordable for many diabetes sufferers

The cost of 14-year-old Freya Goldston's diabetes medication will soar next month when it's taken off the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and her family don't know if they'll be able to afford it.

ABC News

France steps up monitoring of diabetes drug used for weight loss

The French drug safety agency on Wednesday announced it was stepping up monitoring of Ozempic, a diabetes drug promoted by influencers on social networks who flaunt its weight-loss properties. As well as health concerns, the authorities say the increased demand could jeopardise access for legitimate diabetic patients.

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How use of diabetes drug Ozempic for weight loss has led to a shortage: 'Let the diabetics have their drugs'

Ozempic has been catapulted into the public eye in recent months as celebrities and wellness influencers started taking it for weight loss. But Ozempic is a diabetes drug — and the craze has led to a shortage, leaving those who need it for Type 2 diabetes at a loss.

Tribune News Service

Warning over TikTok diet and powerful 'skinny jab' that can be bought online

Under NICE guidelines, Ozempic can only be prescribed to people with Type 2 diabetes who meet certain criteria, such as having a BMI of 30 or more. But the Sunday Mirror discovered the drug can easily be bought online and in beauty salons by people without diabetes.

Irish Mirror

TikTok diet sparks concerns over powerful 'skinny jab' that can be bought online

The 'skinny jab' is usually used as a diabetes drug for weight loss and can be bought online without an NHS prescription but charities are warning it is a loaded gun

Daily Mirror

Weight loss jabs to be sold via high street chemists in England

Appetite suppressant Wegovy, popular with celebrities, seen as breakthrough treatment but not permanent remedy

The Guardian - UK

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Hollywood ‘skinny jab’ to be sold in UK

The drug is used by Hollywood A-listers to help them slim quickly

The Independent UK

Hollywood ‘skinny jab’ set to be sold in UK

The drug is used by Hollywood A-listers to help them slim quickly

The Independent UK

Diabetes sufferers fear shortages of drug after influencers say it helps lose weight

There are thousands of videos on TikTok that claim that you can miraculously lose weight by taking Ozempic, a medicine meant to be used by people with diabetes. As a result, there has been a massive rise in sales of Ozempic worldwide. Now, both doctors and people with diabetes are…

France 24

New diabetes drugs do not tackle root causes of obesity, experts warn

Doctors say preventing obesity by avoiding unhealthy food is better than trying to reverse its effects

The Guardian - UK

Wegovy works. But here's what happens if you can't afford to keep taking the drug

The new weight-loss drugs can be life-changing for people facing health conditions worsened by obesity, but price and spotty insurance coverage may keep them out of reach.

WEKU

With weight-loss prescriptions causing shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic, diabetics struggle to find drug they depend on

TikTok videos about Ozempic as a weight-loss aid have gotten millions of views. The shortages are having a “ripple effect” on supplies of other diabetes medications.

Chicago Sun-Times

Drugmakers sued over insulin prices

California's Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the six major companies that dominate the U.S. insulin market

Salon

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Tribune News Service

Eli Lilly, insulin makers sued by California over prices

Eli Lilly & Co., Novo Nordisk AS and Sanofi were sued by California over insulin prices, which the state claims are inflated through unfair and deceptive practices and disproportionately affect low-income households and people of color.

The Independent UK

California latest to sue drug companies over insulin prices

California says it will sue the companies that make and promote much of the nation's insulin

The Independent UK

New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids

New guidelines suggest children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively

ABC News

Semaglutide is causing a social media frenzy. So what is it?

It is not a a viral meme, but a drug that is an injectable medication — originally designed to treat diabetes — that has left those who need it waiting until next year for resupply.

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Axios

The growing market for weight loss drugs

A new generation of FDA-approved diabetes drugs that can also help patients lose weight has prompted enthusiasm from doctors and a firestorm of demand among patients so strong it's led to shortages.

The Times of India

Can diabetes medications really help you lose weight like Elon musk claims?

Recently, the news of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's 13kg weight loss transformation took over the internet by storm. In a Twitter post, Musk credited fasting and a diabetes drug called Wegovy for his "fit, ripped and healthy" physique. Since then words like Ozempic and Wegovy, both of which are injectable…

Tribune News Service

Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else

Many Americans turn to the latest big idea to lose weight — fad diets, fitness crazes, dodgy herbs and pills, bariatric surgery, just to name a few. They’re rarely the magic solution people dream of.

Salon

Concerns rise over obesity care startups

Concerns emerge over a wave of new startups offering access to drugs called GLP-1 agonists

Salon

Weight loss drug causing chaos on TikTok

A diabetes drug is all the rage among Hollywood’s elite, but folks who need the drug are struggling to get it

The Independent UK

Pharmaceutical companies’ stocks dive after verified imposter Twitter account claims ‘insulin is free’

Insulin producers Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi all reported losses during Friday’s trading

The Guardian - US

‘I miss eating’: the truth behind the weight loss drug that makes food repulsive

In Beverly Hills’ doctors offices, celebrities are clamoring for Ozempic prescriptions – but what are the costs of the supposed wonder drug?

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