Six-month Ozempic shortage mostly over after weight-loss craze drained supply

Some diabetes patients found it difficult to secure doses of Novo Nordisk’s treatment after people procured the drug for its off-label obesity effects.
Photo: Guillaume Souvant/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Guillaume Souvant/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Emma Court, bloomberg

Novo Nordisk A/S replenished supplies of Ozempic, a treatment for diabetes, after social media-driven enthusiasm over the drug’s use for weight loss led to six months of shortages. 

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