Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss new research suggesting potential side effects for weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic.
Although the studies were conducted on mice instead of humans — which most of the time"doesn’t translate," Siegel said — the findings still have medical professionals on alert.
The drugs act on the intestines — which raises a question about long-term side effects after prolonged usage, he noted."If it does that, I as a physician prescribing it would have to look at what [the patient's] underlying history is, and how long am I keeping [the patient] on this drug," he noted.Dr. Marc Siegel said that lifestyle factors need to be considered when weight loss is needed. Some who are taking diabetes drugs for weight loss"don't need it," he said.
As Weight Watchers moves into the Ozempic market, Dr. Siegel said prescribing the drug via telemedicine is a"bad idea.""They’re already vastly overprescribed, and they’re already cutting into the diabetes market where we need it the most."Dr. Marc Siegel talked with"Fox and Friends" about the popular use by many of diabetes drugs to lose weight.
Anti-diabetic medication Ozempic , made by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, is shown here.
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