Nany Maree
A woman on the Central Coast went five weeks without her diabetes injection, then had to switch to insulin. Three jabs a day and finger pricks. All because the shelf was empty.
Ozempic is short. It's a weekly injection for type 2 diabetes, but it's also being prescribed off-label for weight loss, and demand has gone through the roof. The TGA has asked doctors to keep it for type 2 diabetes. The makers of Ozempic and Trulicity both say supply won't settle until the new year at the earliest.
I'm not here to judge anyone's reasons. Bodies are private business.
But somebody saw that demand coming. Who was watching the stock while the scripts kept getting written, and who thought to tell the diabetics?
Talk to your GP or health professional about your own body.
Source: ABC News, 2022-10-17
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