Ozempic Knock Offs Have Led to an Exponential Number of Semaglutide Overdoses in the U.S.

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Ozempic. It’s the diabetes drug that has been sweeping the US, especially amongst celebrities for its weight loss side effect. Of course the pharmaceutical now has knock offs and that’s leading to confusion about dosage. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.

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00:00Ozempic, it's the diabetes drug that has been sweeping the US, especially among celebrities

00:05for its weight loss side effect.

00:07Of course, the pharmaceutical now has knockoffs with a number of semi-glutide injectables

00:12on offer.

00:13However, according to a recent statement by the FDA, they have noted a concerning number

00:17of incidents related to dosing mistakes with regards to these counterfeits.

00:21America's poison centers reported they have received some 15 times more calls related

00:26to semi-glutide overdoses in 2024 over 2019.

00:30Between that same period, prescriptions also went up by 932%.

00:36Overdoses of the drug can lead to nausea, vomiting, fainting, and migraines.

00:40Sometimes those overdoses can even lead to hospitalizations, pancreatitis, and even gallstones.

00:46The main reason for these overdoses seems to have to do with the distribution, as the

00:49off-brand versions do not come in pre-dosed injectable pens.

00:53Rather, they are mixed by pharmacists or drug mixing facilities, and the concentration

00:58of the drug may vary between vials.

01:00With the FDA saying in a statement, the majority of the reports describe patients mistakenly

01:05drawing up more than the prescribed dose from a multiple-dose vial during self-administration.

01:10They added that most overdoses involve patients administering 5 to 20 times more than the

01:15intended dose of semi-glutide.

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