Belgium plans to temporarily ban the drug Ozempic (semaglutide) for the treatment of obesity. The decision is aimed at preserving the drug's availability for patients with type 2 diabetes.
- [Last month] we appealed to doctors to use this drug only in patients with type 2 diabetes. Today we see that this strategy has not worked," said Franck Vandenbroucke, Belgian Health Minister. - I know that this drug can also be useful in people suffering from pathological obesity, so, of course, we need to talk about it. But I am convinced that we now need to send a stronger message, because simple recommendations are not enough," the ministry chief added.
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