Ozempic
Ozempic shortages behind diabetes patients’ funeral fundraiser
Ongoing global shortages of diabetes medication, Ozempic (semaglutide), due to off-label prescribing has prompted one patient to start a GoFundMe campaign for his funeral. Diabetes patient, Stephen Callaghan, is …
TGA approves next generation diabetes drug Mounjaro
Will Eli Lilly’s potential blockbuster get the same social media weight-loss attention as shortage plagued Ozempic? The next generation of Type-2 diabetes drugs – and by extension weight-loss drugs – …
Social media frenzy driving medicine shortage
Regulators to investigate social media operators as Ozempic shortage extends till “at least April” Australian regulators are working with social media operators to try to rein in posts that may …
TGA threatens influencers with jail and $1m+ fines over Ozempic
Regulator puts social media figures on notice over illegal promotion and advertising of diabetes drug for weight-loss as shortages continue Advertising Ozempic for weight-loss can land people in jail or …
Stop-gap diabetes drug vanishes from market
Meanwhile imported Ozempic and Trulicity is out there…if patients can find it – it’s just not subsidised and up to pharmacies to decide price, says Health Department A type-2 diabetes …
Emergency import diabetes drug price stalemate
PBAC gives OK to imports of drought-stricken Ozempic and Trulicity but won’t allow supplier to charge higher price Emergency imported supplies of overseas supplies of shortage-plagued Ozempic (semaglutide) and Trulicity …
TGA in talks with TikTok over diabetes drug drought
Regulator focuses on role of illegal social media advertising in shortages as another diabetes drug becomes scarce until end of March 2023 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is in talks …
The week in review
An outcry over paracetamol made the news this week, as we reflect on how pharmacists stepped up during the flood crisis, plus an update on Ozempic The proposed changes to …
No Ozempic until end of March 2023: TGA
TGA says the diabetes drug will be unavailable from mid-November until end of March next year – but drug company’s message is not quite so bleak The lingering months-long shortage …
Social media diet drug domino effect
Snowballing shortages now knock on to scarcity-ravaged diabetes drug Ozempic alternative Trulicity, says TGA A drought of Type 2 diabetes drug Trulicity has been blamed on the other rolling diabetes …
Musk plugs weight loss drug on Twitter
Wild card billionaire puts new, trim look down to fasting and taking semaglutide prep Wegovy Mercurial South African billionaire Elon Musk has sent social media into a minor swirl again …
Ozempic shortage extends into new year – but it’s still earning big
Meanwhile semaglutide medication Wegovy – indicated purely for weight loss – is added to the ARTG The enduring drought of type-2 diabetes medication Ozempic, blamed on its being prescribed off-label …