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The success of Ozempic worries the health authorities. This diabetes drug is increasingly being used as an appetite suppressant, especially by social media influencers. The Medicines Safety Agency fears a real shortage for the really sick.
This is a phenomenon that is all the rage on TikTok. A drug prescribed for diabetics, hijacked and used to lose weight, by influencers. From Australia to France, they praise its so-called appetite suppressant effects. But this use worries the Medicines Safety Agency. In a press release, she recalls that this molecule is intended for type 2 diabetics, and for them alone. Taking it long-term to lose weight carries risks.
“No magic drugs”
Long-term risks and very temporary benefits. “Whenever we talk about weight loss, in particular, it’s something that can be transitory, which must always be related to eating habits, more than to drug treatment. We don’t have no magic drugs”, warns Francisco Salot, director of the Bordeaux pharmacovigilance center (Gironde). A drug to treat diabetes used as an appetite suppressant, this recalls the Mediator scandal, which the Medicines Safety Agency wants to avoid at all costs.
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