While the TGA has stressed a link is yet to be established, experts say it’s a reminder that Ozempic is a medicine and “not meant to be thrown around to lose a few kilograms here or there”.
Australia’s medicine regulator is investigating several reports of intestinal obstructions in patients using the diabetes turned weight-loss drug Ozempic, in a step that could lead to a change to the drug’s product information.
The TGA is investigating the issue to see if local updates are required to the drug’s product information.Prescriptions for Ozempic have exploded in recent years in Australia and around the world, in a trend linked to its growing reputation as a fat-burning drug, and off-label prescribing of the medicine designed as a treatment for type 2 diabetes.A weight-loss version of the drug, called Wegovy, has not yet been made available in Australia.
Wittert said Ozempic worked on at least three parts of the body. It works on the gut, slowing gastric emptying, which may help explain cases of ileus. “It is important to note that reporting of an adverse event to the TGA or publication in the DAEN does not necessarily mean that a causal link with the medicine is established,” a TGA spokesman said.
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