Nany Maree
In January I asked who was advertising a diabetes drug on TikTok. It's December, and the Ozempic shortage is now tipped to run until December 2024.
Into the gap come copies. The ABC found at least five compounding pharmacies and two telehealth providers selling semaglutide and tirzepatide replicas, with hundreds of Australians ordering online. The TGA has issued a safety alert about an emerging trend of telehealth providers offering compounded semaglutide-like products.
Novo Nordisk says compounded versions should not be prescribed or dispensed. Well, they make the original.
So it's the maker against the mixers, with patients in the middle. My question's the same as January's. Who's selling, and who's checking?
Talk to your GP or health professional about your own body.
Source: ABC News, 2023-12-15
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