EMA recommends annual cardiovascular evaluation due to possible long-term risks
Marketing them for human use is unlawful
The warnings around products that have not been evaluated by the TGA echo GPs concerns about the rise in import, supply, compounding and advertising of such products and the potential associated safety risks
They discuss how these drugs work, why muscle mass, not just body weight, is the true marker of health, and why many people who lose weight too quickly end up weaker, not healthier
Peptide therapy refers to the medical or aesthetic use of specific peptide formulations to address targeted concernssuch as hair loss, skin aging, or muscle repair
Raking in more than $16 billion, this drug, marketed as Ozempic (Novo Nordisk) and Wegovy (Novo Nordisk), became a household name and highly coveted commodity in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and for weight management, respectively