Administered as a weekly injection, it imitates the gut hormone GLP-1, and produces a feeling of fullness, thereby reducing hunger
Although endoscopic therapies have lower nominal hospital costs than metabolic-bariatric surgery, they result in more out-of-pocket expenses for patients in the United States
Reduction in Risk Across Fourteen Obesity-Related Cancers A large observational study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2025, involving more than 170,000 patients with diabetes and obesity, found that GLP-1 receptor agonists were associated with a modest but statistically meaningful reduction in the incidence of 14 obesity-related cancers , with colorectal cancer demonstrating particularly favourable outcomes when compared to patients receiving DPP-4 inhibitors
Ozempic was approved by the FDA in 2017 to treat people with Type 2 diabetes who risk serious health consequences without medication
After mixing, keep it between 2-8C for short-term use