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Slimming pens: the damage caused by the drug popularized by celebrities

It has been hailed as a "miracle drug" by high-profile celebrities, users including technology mogul Elon Musk. But Ozempic, whose weight-loss effects have gone viral on social media, was originally prescribed to help combat type 2...

Slimming pens: the damage caused by the drug popularized by celebrities
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And is it really the amazing solution everyone thinks it is? Click on the gallery to find out what Ozempic is and its side effects.

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It has been hailed as a "miracle drug" by high-profile celebrities, users including technology mogul Elon Musk. But Ozempic, whose weight-loss effects have gone viral on social media, was originally prescribed to help combat type 2 diabetes. So why is the drug currently trending, who has confessed to taking it, and who won't admit it at all? And is it really the amazing solution everyone thinks it is?

Click on the gallery to find out what Ozempic is and its side effects.