Prescription of #diabetes drug #Ozempic for weight loss ‘contributing to #UK shortage’

Experts and patients concerned over #OffLabelPrescribing of drug famous as celebrity #slimming jab
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/30/prescription-of-diabetes-drug-ozempic-for-weight-loss-contributing-to-uk-shortage

#TikTok trend wipes out #Ozempic supply, leaving people with #diabetes dizzy, scared

Ozempic, an injection that keeps blood sugar levels in check for patients with Type 2 diabetes, has been in shortage for about four months, according to the database maintained by the #FDA.

The reason for a lack of certain diabetes drugs is unusual:

Doctors are legally prescribing them to non-diabetics who want to use them for weight loss.

#OffLabelPrescribing #WeightLoss
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-12-23/tiktok-trend-sold-out-ozempic-diabetes-drug