Semaglutide

• Health Canada issues recall notice for compounded semaglutide drugs

  Health Canada has issued a recall notice for compounded drugs containing semaglutide, which is a key component in popular medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

  Health

  Jan 22, 2025
  
• Wegovy approved in Canada to combat risk of non fatal-heart attack

  Health Canada has approved Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Wegovy to reduce the risk of nonfatal heart attack or myocardial infarction in some adults.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2024
  
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• Can semaglutide help reduce opioid overdoses? What new study suggests

  Semaglutide – a key ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy – was associated with a lower risk of opioid overdose in patients with Type 2 diabetes and opioid use disorder, research shows.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2024
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• Ozempic maker says unapproved compounded drugs being sold in Canada

  Novo Nordisk says it has filed a complaint with Health Canada regarding the promotion and sale of compounded semaglutide – a key ingredient in both Ozempic and Wegovy.

  Health

  Jul 30, 2024
• No reports of counterfeit Ozempic in Canada amid WHO warning

  Health Canada says it has not received any reports of counterfeit Ozempic in the country after the WHO issued a warning about fake batches in some countries.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2024
• EU probe of Ozempic, Wegovy ends with no evidence of link to suicide

  The European Medicines Agency regulatory committee announced the results of its review on Friday, the latest group to find no known tie between drugs like Ozempic and suicide.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2024
• As Ozempic use grows, poison centre calls in Canada jump for injectable weight-loss drugs

  At least three provinces have reported an increase in calls to poison control related to semaglutide and liraglutide drugs, diabetes medication also used for weight-loss.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2023
• ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ a ‘scam’ — but these 3 obesity drugs are seeing stunning results

  Doctors are getting excited about new hormonal treatments for obesity that may even be more effective than Ozempic, according to early-stage clinical trials.

  Lifestyle

  Sep 4, 2023
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• Toronto woman believes Ozempic use connected to her stomach paralysis: ‘I lack hope’

  Emily Wright, a Toronto elementary school teacher, started taking the drug Ozempic in 2018 as a way to control her food cravings and blood sugar for her Type 2 diabetes.

  Health

  Aug 2, 2023
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• Stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients, federal health minister says

  Concern over potential drug shortages arose after a Texas-based doctor licensed in Nova Scotia wrote 17,000 prescriptions for Ozempic for people living in the United States.

  Health

  Apr 13, 2023