Influencers bypassing ad code to spruik diabetes drug for weight loss - Sydney Morning Herald


6/18/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Lucy Manly, Mary Ward

Lifesaving diabetes medication is in short supply as social media users continue to promote the prescription-only drug Ozempic for weight loss.

Data from the federal Department of Health shows the number of scripts issued monthly for the drug nationally increased six-fold over 2021 to more than 86,000 in December, in what is considered a res… [+3952 chars]

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