More teens are turning to weight loss drugs
Thousands of prescriptions of semaglutide, sold under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic, were written for children ages 12 to 17 in 2023, according to PurpleLab data.
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Thousands of prescriptions of semaglutide, sold under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic, were written for children ages 12 to 17 in 2023, according to PurpleLab data.
Thousands of prescriptions of semaglutide, sold under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic, were written for children ages 12 to 17 in 2023, according to PurpleLab data.
A growing trend of prescribing weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic to children in the US is concerning some physicians.
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A small but rapidly growing number of U.S. adolescents began treatment with Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy last year, a powerful new tool to address record rates of pediatric obesity,