EU drug watchdog warns of fake Ozempic pens

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is warning patients and healthcare professionals to beware of pre-filled pens falsely labelled as Ozempic, a diabetes medicine linked to weight loss. National authorities notified the EU regulator after the pens, which are labelled in German and appear to have originated from wholesalers in Austria and Germany, were found in several locations in the EU […]

Semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) shows 3-year efficacy for blood sugar control and weight loss

Data from a “real world” study indicates that treatment with the semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) for type 2 diabetes significantly improves both blood sugar control and weight loss for up to 3 years in adults. The findings were released on Oct 2, 2023 from the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). “Our long-term analysis of semaglutide […]

Investigational 2.0 mg dose of once weekly Ozempic demonstrates superior reductions in blood sugar vs Ozempic 1.0 mg in type II diabetes – Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk presented data showing that an investigational 2.0 mg dose of Ozempic (semaglutide) provided statistically significant and superior reductions in blood sugar (HbA1C) compared with Ozempic 1.0 mg. These data were the outcome of the SUSTAIN FORTE trial, a phase IIIb, 40-week, efficacy and safety trial comparing once-weekly semaglutide 2.0 mg vs Ozempic 1.0 mg as add-on to metformin […]