“Ozempic”
Fake weight loss injection in circulation: patient in clinic in Austria
“Ozempic” has been experiencing hype for months. The diabetes medication is often used as a weight loss injection. Now the European Medicines Agency is warning about counterfeits. A patient in Austria had to be treated in a clinic after taking a fake.
Weight loss syringe: European Medicines Agency warns about counterfeit “Ozempic” pens
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) had previously warned in Amsterdam that counterfeit “Ozempic” diabetes pens had appeared in various EU countries and Great Britain. The spray aids with labels in German came from wholesalers in Austria and Germany.
“Ozempic” has recently been increasingly used as a weight loss agent, although it is only approved for the treatment of diabetes. According to BASG, this means that the drug is only available to a limited extent for diabetes patients. “This shortage of the drug is apparently being exploited by criminal organizations to bring counterfeits of “Ozempic” onto the market,” the authority said.