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Weight-loss drugs for kids: prescriptions soar despite lack of safety data

The following is from Children’s Health Defense. Prescriptions for weight-loss drugs for children and teens have risen sharply, increasing sevenfold from October 2022 to September 2024, according to a MedPage Today analysis. Drugs like Saxenda and Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk, have gained popularity

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(STUDY) Popular semaglutide weight loss drugs may be linked to optic neuropathy causing blindness

The following is from MedPage Today. Use of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) may be linked with an increased risk of the second most common form of optic neuropathy, a retrospective study suggested. Over a mean follow-up of

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Several people hospitalized after using suspected counterfeit versions of weight loss drug Ozempic

The following is from Reuters. BERLIN, Oct 24 – Several people were hospitalised in Austria after using suspected fake versions of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic, the country’s health safety body said, the first report of harm to users as

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