Ozempic

Lifesaving diabetes medication is in short supply as social media users continue to promote the prescription-only drug Ozempic for weight loss.

“Pharmacotherapy to sustain weight loss is critical.” The code exists to ensure advertising of drugs is socially responsible, only promotes quality use and does not mislead or deceive – but has a broad definition of advertising. “It’s not like people are getting it from TikTok or a black market pharmacy – someone is making a decision that this person needs the medicine to lose weight and is prepared to prescribe off-label,” she said. She said she had filled Ozempic scripts for people “young and old”, noting it was “not just people trying to fit into their bikinis” but also people using the drug to lose weight for health reasons. It increases insulin secretion, resulting in increased sugar metabolism. The statement discourages GPs from prescribing Ozempic “off-label”, which refers to when doctors write a script for a drug for a purpose for which it is not registered.