Americans to Be Barred From Buying Ozempic in British Columbia

British Columbia is moving to restrict the sale of the diabetes drug Ozempic to Canadian residents after people from the U.S. sought out supplies to lose weight, threatening to send the medicine into shortage

Illustration: Elizabeth SmelovTORONTO—British Columbia is moving to restrict the sale of the diabetes drug Ozempic to Canadian residents after people from the U.S.

sought out suppliesBritish Columbia’s health ministry said Tuesday it will bar doctors and pharmacists from dispensing the drug to people who don’t live in Canada in coming weeks, once the provincial government amends existing healthcare rules.

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