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Fake Ozempic has been found in a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., where the FDA seized thousands of units of the drug.

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The agency has seized thousands of knockoffs of Ozempic, a drug approved for adults with type 2 diabetes.

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk and the FDA are testing the seized products and do not yet have information about the drugs' identity, quality or safety, the agency said. Novo said the seizures took place in warehouses outside the company's authorized supply chain. The FDA urged drug distributors, retail pharmacies, healthcare practitioners and patients to check the drug they have received and to not distribute, use or sell the units labeled with lot number NAR0074 and serial number 43...

Eleven people suffered bouts of dangerously low blood sugar in Lebanon this year, one of whom required hospitalization, after injecting suspected fake versions of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic, according Lebanese health officials. A director for the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, Rita Karam, said officials suspected the drugs were fake after discovering the doses were different from the ones calibrated for authentic Ozempic injector pens. Explosive demand for Ozempic and other...

The patients were suffering from seizures and low blood sugar, an indication their pens may have had insulin inside, which can be deadly.

The patients were suffering from seizures and low blood sugar, an indication their pens may have had insulin inside, which can be deadly.

Novo Nordisk on Thursday warned of a surge in counterfeit versions of its weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic offered online as illegal traders seek to take advantage of their huge popularity, putting users' health at risk. "Novo Nordisk has seen a significant increase in illegal online sales," the company said in a statement, referring to products that contain the active ingredient semaglutide.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany's federal drug regulator on Wednesday urged pharmacies and drug distributors to be vigilant after wholesale batches of counterfeit versions of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic were found in the country. In a statement, BfArM said it will lead the investigation, taking over from regional state authorities that were previously in charge of the probe. BfArM said there was no evidence that any fake Ozempic had been sold, but distributors and pharmacies shou...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany's federal drug regulator on Wednesday urged pharmacies and drug distributors to be vigilant after wholesale batches of counterfeit versions of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic were found in the country. In a statement, BfArM said it will lead the investigation, taking over from regional state authorities that were previously in charge of the probe. BfArM said there was no evidence that any fake Ozempic had been sold, but distributors and pharmacies sh...