hey there was a new weight loss Trend taking over social media for users looking to shed some pounds people are turning to a diabetes medication leaving doctors concerned over a potential shortage as demand spikes ABC's Stephanie Ramos has a story this morning ozempic a popular medication typically prescribed for people with type 2 diabetes is reportedly being used off label for weight loss by social media users this year the FDA has reported intermittent shortages of the drug social media users like tick tocker Alyssa Clayton praising the drugs results for slimming down Alyssa sharing these before and
after photos of the effects of the medication over the course of 18 months I wanted something that was non-invasive being pre-diabetic that's scary for me I mean if I'm 60 pounds lighter now than I was a year ago I feel like that has increased the quality of my life and hopefully the length of my life ozempic an FDA approved treatment for type 2 diabetes is known to improve blood sugar alongside diet and exercise to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack stroke or death in adults with type 2 diabetes although ozempic
is not explicitly approved for chronic weight management it it can be prescribed off label and used safely for this purpose for people who are obese however the weight loss drug wagovi also made by Nova Nordisk is FDA approved for weight loss it's the same drug semi-glutide but prescribed at a higher dosage according to the FDA both drugs are in short supply one of the reasons we have a shortage of ozempic is that a version of the same medicine called wegovi has been approved by the FDA but because of supply chain issues it's been in very
short supply and so people have been using ozampic instead Nova Nordisk telling ABC news we are currently experiencing intermittent Supply disruptions on various doses of ozempic due to the combination of incredible demand coupled with overall Global Supply constraints while product continues to be manufactured and shipped patients in some areas of the country will experience delays we are making both short and long-term Investments to solve for these temporary challenges
