The hashtag “#Ozempic” on TikTok has received more than 500 million views; this anti-diabetic drug is popular due to its slimming effects; this trend is resulting in supply problems and frightening doctors.
On the social media platform TikTok, where many users frequently update followers about their weight loss, videos with the hashtag #Ozempic have almost 600 million views.
“Losing 40 kilograms (88 pounds) in less than three months is possible” thanks to Ozempic
In a typical post with almost 50,000 views in December, a French user of TikTok said.
“It’s a miracle,”
he added.
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The injectable medication was initially created and authorized for use in many countries to treat type 2 diabetes by the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.
When blood glucose levels are high, the drug’s active ingredient, semaglutide, binds to the receptors of a hormone that regulates blood sugar and prompts the release of insulin.
It lessens appetite by slowing down how rapidly food leaves the stomach.
Early in 2021, peer-reviewed studies discovered that about 75% of those who utilized the medication dropped more than 10% of their body weight.
Since then, Novo Nordisk has created a semaglutide medication with a larger dosage known as Wegovy that is intended to treat obesity and was approved for use in the US in 2021 as well as in Europe and the UK last year.
While Wegovy is still not available with a typical prescription in the UK, France, or a few other nations, Ozempic is.
