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.
maker said, amid a warning about dosing errors that have resulted in some people being hospitalized in the United States.
It is only meant to be done in cases where there is limited supply of a medication “and should not be done solely for economic reasons for the healthcare professionals,”issued an alert Novo Nordisk has filed 21 lawsuits in the U.S. against medical spas, weight-loss clinics and compounding pharmacies engaging in “unlawful” marketing and sales of compounded drugs claiming to contain semaglutide, the spokesperson said.Global News reached out to Health Canada about the FDA warning and the dosing errors, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
“Compounded drugs should only be used to meet a patient’s needs if the patient’s medical needs cannot be met by an available FDA-approved drug,” the FDA said.
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