Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joined 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to dissect the craze behind the popular diabetes drug Ozempic's common use for weight loss.
" injections, but Dr. Siegel still praised the drug for its potential to do great things.
"Ozempic is actually a great drug. It's the first weight loss drug I've seen that I think really works," he said."It actually improves insulin, it improves getting rid of sugar, it decreases hunger…"TikTok turned semaglutide injections like Ozempic into the latest weight loss craze for its alleged host of benefits, creating longstanding shortages and sparking debate surrounding whether patients should have off-label access to the drug.
Celebrities also took to the trend and spoke publicly about their use, creating an alarming recipe for ongoing shortages.Since the popular drug became a namesake among the weight loss community, the FDA approved another stronger semaglutide injection and glucagon-like peptide agonist for long-term weight loss named Wegovy.
Semaglutide and tirzepatide injections are also used to help treat or control other endocrine disorders such as insulin resistance or pre-diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
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