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Ozempic safe as weight loss drug but not for everyone — expert

A health expert on Tuesday says that Ozempic, a medication primarily used to treat diabetes, can be safely used for weight loss but only for individuals who are overweight or obese and under medical supervision. During the '8 Billion Reasons to Act on Obesity: Stronger Heart, Healthier Kidneys, Better Diabetes Control' event in Manila on March 10, 2026, Dr. Elaine Cunanan, vice president of the Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Inc. (PCEDM), said that semaglutide—the generic name of Ozempic—has been proven effective in helping individuals lose weight, even those without diabetes. She noted, however, that despite its effectiveness, it should not be taken without medical supervision.

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00:00The first one is that it's a red pill for diabetes.
00:05It's a good pill for blood sugar.
00:10Aside from that, we can see the findings of the original drug.
00:18Because again, there are compounds that are not sure where it is.
00:24The original one, the generic name for that is semaglutide.
00:28And then the latest one that we have right now is tearsepatide.
00:32Drugs po sila, talaga po namang mainam na pang diabetes o pababa ng sugar.
00:39Na ano po siya, madami na pong mga research na ginawa sa kanila,
00:46proven to be effective to lower down blood sugar.
00:50Also proven to be effective in terms of preventing progression of yung kidney problem and even the heart.
01:01And napak nakita, kasi nung una po siyang ginagamit ng mga tao na pansin nila,
01:05Uy, naglulus ako ng weight.
01:07Kaya in a way, side effect siya nung una, pero good side effect.
01:11So because of that, tinatest na ngayon nila kahit hindi pa diabetiko yung pasyente,
01:18medyo may kalakihan, generally yung mga mas overweight or obese na nagkakaroon na ng problema,
01:26tinest po sa kanila and it seems that it also works for them to lose weight.
01:30So tama naman po, ito pong mga gamot na ito, mainam po sila pang diabetes at particularly dun sa mga
01:39may obese na tinatawag natin.
01:43Pero mas maganda po na supervised by a physician.
01:49Si meron po tayong criteria to determine na mga ngailangan yung pasyente na obese nitong mga gamot na ito.
01:59Kasi nga po, siyempre gamot din po siya, talagang sinuri ng maigi, underwent rigorous trial.
02:07Alam po namin mga doktor kung ano yung benefit niya, paano yung kailangan i-monitor, and possible side effect.
02:17Ngayon ang pinaka problema ngayon is yung mga napibili online or yung mga compounded na hindi natin sigurado kung ano
02:25yung source.
02:26Posible kung may active na component, pero pos meron po kasi siyang ibang halo.
02:32So meron na po kami na babalitaan na yung merong iba po na nagkakaside effect dun sa gamot na yun.
02:39So yun, gumagawa din kami ng statement.
02:41Actually, we have come up with statements also before as a society regarding yung mga compounded na hindi sure yung
02:48source.
02:49Kasi posibleng magkaroon ng side effect.
02:55So there you are.
03:22So.
03:22You
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