Kerry Toneguzzi poses for a portrait at her home in Kanata, Ont., on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. When she was diagnosed with diabetes in the fall of 2020, her doctor suggested she try Ozempic – a drug approved in Canada to treat diabetes, with a frequent side effect of weight loss.
Demand for Ozempic in Canada has risen steadily over the last year, according to the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, as celebrities sing the drug's praises and many people post success stories in weight loss they attribute to the drug.When Kerry Toneguzzi was diagnosed with diabetes in the fall of 2020, her doctor suggested she try Ozempic — a drug approved in Canada to treat diabetes, with a frequent side effect of weight loss.
"For me to maintain my weight for a year, it's a win," she said. "This drug has given me a second chance at life."Questions are swirling around the use of semaglutide, commonly sold under the brand name Ozempic, for weight loss. CBC’s Christine Birak explores the risks and benefits of off-label uses of the drug, which is traditionally used to treat Type 2 diabetes.
This photograph taken on Feb. 23, 2023, in Paris, shows the anti-diabetic medication "Ozempic" made by Danish pharmaceutical company "Novo Nordisk." We’ve been hearing a lot about Ozempic recently. It’s a drug to treat diabetes, but it’s now becoming popular with celebrities and regular folks wanting to shed a few pounds. Dr. Ali Zentner, a Vancouver-based specialist in internal medicine, diabetes and obesity, shares what you should know about the drug.Ozempic costs between $200 and $300 per month in Canada. Its manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, also got Health Canada approval in 2021 for a drug called Wegovy.
"Most people don't understand that obesity is not a cosmetic problem. It's a significant disease. People with obesity will have a 10, 15, 20-year reduction in their life expectancy because of their weight problems," said Ur.But on the front lines of primary care, family doctors have been fielding a growing number of pleas from patients who want an Ozempic prescription, even though they're not suffering from obesity, said Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, a family physician in Toronto.
Gorfinkel and Dattani both say those requests require thoughtful conversations with patients about weight loss and other measures they can take.Those conversations take a lot longer than just saying yes and writing a prescription, she said. Gorfinkel also worries about potential side effects.According to Novo Nordisk's Ozempic information website, the most common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and abdominal pain.
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