Australia’s medicines regulator is so concerned about the shortage of a diabetes drug caused by social media influencers, it’s taken action. Read more:
A key diabetes drug is in short supply because people are using it off-label for weight loss.Some people prescribed it off-label say it's for medical reasons as well.
Her specialist agreed and prescribed her semaglutide — an injectable anti-diabetic medicine sold as Ozempic in Australia. Robyn started taking Ozempic after gained weight as a result of medication she took following foot surgery in 2021.Little did Ms Dunphy know that in a few months' time, the drug would be one of the most sought-after in the world, triggering a global supply shortage that has forced many diabetics to wait months for their next box.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration raised the alarm about the shortage being fuelled by social media promotion for weight loss last year. “They can find certain keywords and they can block posts for posting that content,” he told ABC radio.“We can identify potentially unlawful advertisements and say to those media platforms “can you take them down”.“It isn't a magic pill that you can take a hamburger one day and have this pill the next," he said.“There's some people who can get cancers or tumours in their thyroid. The pancreas can swell, stomach pain, depression, kidney damage and so forth.
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