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Demand for obesity drugs a golden opportunity for counterfeits

May 26, 2023
By Mari Serebrov
Mixing a trendy drug for a global health problem like obesity with a demand that far exceeds the supply cooks up a recipe too good for counterfeiters to ignore. That’s the problem patients are facing with Novo Nordisk A/S’ semaglutide products, Ozempic and Wegovy, which have been in short supply all over the world since early last year due to significant, and unexpected, demand for weight management.
BioWorld Regulatory Diabetes Obesity Australia TGA

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