deaths related to semaglutide The FDA has issued a warning Novo Nordisk over its alleged failure to report adverse side effects, including death, in patients who took its GLP-1 medications, popularly known as Ozempic and The letter cited three deaths

This treatment may help people lose fat without shedding muscle mass, which can happen with current weight loss drugs

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Arie Blitz, MD, MBA, who raised some concerns about the situation and gave valuable insight on how to obtain FDA-approved GLP-1 medications safely and legally: I want to emphasize that Im sharing this information based on my fund of knowledge, medical training, research, and clinical experience as a physician who has prescribed weight loss medicationsincluding compounded versions

The primary goal of the medication is to control blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes

But for now, its cautious optimism