The US Food and Drug Administration warned patients of counterfeit Ozempic prescriptions with fake needles circulating through wholesalers, retail pharmacies and health care practitioners.
Mounting demand for Novo Nordisk-made Ozempic and Wegovy has fueled a rise of illegal sales of the weight-loss drugs in Denmark, where the pharma giant is based, the Danish Medicines Agency reported.
Rapid-weight-loss shot Ozempic, which is manufactured by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, is being probed by European drug-safety regulators after two users reported thoughts of suicide.