On TikTok in particular, some Internet users praise Ozempic and film themselves injecting themselves with the pen with the active ingredient of this drug, prescribed for type 2 diabetics, and which would promote rapid weight loss without effort. Videos viewed tens of thousands of times and which have gone viral.
Result: in pharmacies, a new shortage and Belgian patients struggling. On the FAMHP website, three of the five forms of Ozempic available from us are temporarily unavailable or unavailable, until the end of February for some, until the end of March for others.
A situation that worries diabetic patients who need treatment. “It’s getting very complicated,” Alain told us this week. “As a severe diabetic, I have to suspend my treatment. I use Ozempic in addition to a number of medications for my diabetes. It is distressing that several sites, even Dutch pharmacies, present it as a drug for dieting purposes”.
In our country, the FAMHP indicates that two other forms of Ozempic remain available on the market, and that their delivery remains subject to prescription. “The FAMHP is monitoring the situation closely, at both national and European level”, specifies the federal agency. The other European countries also submit the delivery of the drug to the presentation of a prescription.
