FDA Warns People Not to Use Off-Brand Versions of Ozempic and Wegovy

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FDA Warns People Not to Use Off-Brand Versions of Ozempic and Wegovy
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They might not contain the same ingredients as the prescription products and may not be safe or effective

and Wegovy because they might not contain the same ingredients as the prescription products and may not be safe or effective.

The trouble is that those versions, often sold online, contain a version of semaglutide that is used in lab research and has not been approved for use in people. Sales of semaglutide products have soared in the past few years after the drug was shown to spur fast and significant weight loss. The drugs manufactured by Novo Nordisk include brands Ozempic and Rybelsus, used to treat diabetes, and Wegovy, approved to treat obesity.

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