🔴 UK regulator investigating Ozempic weight-loss drug over suicidal thoughts
– sold under the names Ozempic and Wegovy – was initially introduced because it helps people with type 2 diabetes to manage their blood glucose levels, but has been touted by celebrities and social media influencers as a “miracle drug” for weight loss – with Boris Johnson revealing last week that he had started taking it.leaving Britons wanting to lose weight quickly turning “off label” to Ozempic.
Novo told Reuters it had received a request on Monday from the MHRA about the agency’s review of potential suicidal and self-harming thoughts related to GLP-1 drugs. The drugs that are being investigated emulate a gut hormone that promotes the feeling of fullness. The patient injects themselves with a dose every week, which, along with a healthy diet and exercise leads to an average weight loss of around 15 per cent.
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