A Voice for Choice Advocacy
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A Voice for Choice Advocacy advocates for people’s rights to be fully informed about the composition, quality, and short- and long-term health effects of all products that go into people’s bodies, such as food, water, air, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
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A Voice for Choice Advocacy
#Ozempic, #Wegovy maker lobbies Congress to get #Medicare to cover its weight loss drugs

#BigPharma #BigMoney

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/10/1193106908/ozempic-wegovy-maker-lobbies-congress-to-get-medicare-to-cover-its-weight-loss-d
NPR
Ozempic, Wegovy maker lobbies Congress to get Medicare to cover its weight loss drugs
New drugs used for weight loss may also reduce risks of heart attacks. A pharmaceutical giant wants Medicare to cover the drugs, but a federal ban prevents Medicare from covering weight loss drugs.
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"Experts warn against giving children #Ozempic, #Wegovy or #Mounjaro - claiming it could lead to 'wave of abuse and health problems' because the long-term effects are unknown"

#ChildrensHealth #Parents #InformedConsent #RightToKnow

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12462095/children-Ozempic-Wegovy-Mounjaro-abuse-health-problems-effects-unknown.html
Mail Online
Giving children weight-loss drugs could lead to abuse, health problems
California researchers published an article warning drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have not been studied long-term and prescribing them to minors may pose a risk to their future health.
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"There is new research that shows nondiabetic users of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have an increased risk of pancreatitis, bowel obstruction and stomach paralysis."

#Wegovy #Ozempic

https://www.today.com/video/new-ozempic-and-wegovy-side-effects-come-to-light-194570309753
TODAY.com
New Ozempic and Wegovy side effects come to light
There is new research that shows nondiabetic users of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have an increased risk of pancreatitis, bowel obstruction and stomach paralysis. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY, and Dr. Tara Narula joins with analysis.
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Report: Doctors quoted in media touting weight loss drugs being paid by drugmaker

#BigPharma #SocialEngineering #Wegovy #Ozempic

https://www.newsnationnow.com/danabramslive/report-doctors-quoted-in-media-touting-weight-loss-drugs-being-paid-by-drugmaker/
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The lawsuits, which are filed on behalf of people who were prescribed drugs like #Ozempic, #Mounjaro and #Wegovy to treat their diabetes or to help with weight loss, claim the companies downplayed or failed to warn about the risk of side effects like stomach paralysis and intestinal paralysis or obstruction.

#InformedConsent

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ozempic-side-effects-lawsuit-can-move-forward-2023-12-08/
Reuters
Ozempic side effects lawsuit can move forward
A Louisiana federal judge on Friday largely rejected Novo Nordisk’s bid to dismiss one of the earliest lawsuits brought against the pharmaceutical company over side effects of its blockbuster drug Ozempic.
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Kids for Profit - Marketing Weight Loss Drugs to Your #Children

#ChildrensHealth #WeightLoss #BigPharma #Wegovy #Ozempic #Parents #Parenting #InformedConsent

https://rumble.com/v4ckpaz-kids-for-profit-marketing-weight-loss-drugs-to-your-children.html
Rumble
Kids for Profit - Marketing Weight Loss Drugs to Your Children
What are the root causes of the obesity epidemic in the United States, now spreading to children and adults across the globe? And what can be said about Big Pharma’s so-called ‘cures’ to this widespre
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Some medical experts urge caution given a lack of evidence about how these medications may affect development.

"We don't really know what these medications do in the context of the growing child," said Dr. Dan Cooper, distinguished professor of pediatrics at the University of California at Irvine.

#Wegovy #Ozempic #WeightLoss #Pharmaceuticals #InformedConsent #ChildrensHealth

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-families-begin-embrace-weight-loss-drugs-their-children-2024-02-15/
Reuters
Exclusive: Wegovy fuels sharp rise in use of weight-loss drugs for US youth
A small but rapidly growing number of U.S. adolescents began treatment with Novo Nordisk's NOVOb.CO weight-loss drug Wegovy last year, a powerful new tool to address record rates of pediatric obesity, according to data shared exclusively with Reuters.
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Weight-loss drugs #Wegovy, #Ozempic could complicate #surgery

#PatientSafety

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/03/06/weight-loss-drugs-surgery-vomit/7851709750922/
UPI
Weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic could complicate surgery
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic can increase a person's risk of throwing up during surgery while under anesthesia, a new study reports.
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#FDA approves #Wegovy to reduce heart attack and stroke risk

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fda-approves-wegovy-reduce-heart-224858012.html
Yahoo News
FDA approves Wegovy to reduce heart attack and stroke risk
The blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy is now approved by the FDA to reduce heart disease risk, drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Friday.
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*Watching the injectable-weight-loss-drug-disaster happen in real time*

#BigPharma #Amazon #Mounjaro #Zepbound #Ozempic #Wegovy

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/eli-lilly-teams-amazon-offer-200455970.html
Yahoo Finance
Eli Lilly teams with Amazon to offer home delivery of its weight-loss drug
Amazon Pharmacy will now deliver prescription medications for diabetes, obesity and migraines directly to patients' doors.
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