DRUG SHORTAGE - Because of a TikTok trend related to weight loss, a drug that is needed for people with type 2 diabetes is in shortage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The videos aren’t hard to find on the social media platform TikTok. The site lists videos from people promoting Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes drug with a popular side effect: weight loss.
Dr Chae is one of many medical professionals who’ve noticed the surge in Ozempic’s popularity created another, potentially dangerous side effect. “It lowers our appetite by working on our brain centers and it also affects our stomach and GI [gastrointestinal] system to absorb less food,” Dr. Chae said.
"It can affect the eyes, the kidneys, and the heart, and it's actually linked to certain types of cancer," said Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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