B.C. to sinch sales of celebrity-endorsed diabetes drug Ozempic to U.S. patients
B.C. is not yet running out of a diabetes drug hyped for causing weight loss, but it is heading that way thanks to purchases from the United States with the help from a handful of doctors from Nova Scotia.
Users of the drug inject Ozempic through a dispenser directly into their thighs, abdomens or upper arms once a week. While mainly used to control Type 2 diabetes, the drug’s side effects include weight loss. As such, it has gained a rapid following among celebrities and the powerful pharmaceutical industry in U.S. has recognized its potential.
Officials believe that 95 per cent of U.S. residents buying Ozempic in B.C. are actually getting prescribed by at least one doctor in Nova Scotia. A closer look has also revealed that only two pharmacies located in Metro Vancouver sold 88 per cent of the dispensers.“This is concerning and in my view it has to stop. The purpose of securing Ozempic for British Columbian patients is not to turn around and export it right back to the United States.
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