Ozempic for Weight Loss: A Lifetime Commitment, Warns Researcher.
The diabetes drug Ozempic is being used off-label for weight loss, but a diabetes researcher warns that anyone who takes it for weight loss would need to continue it for life or risk regaining the weight. While there are side effects, the drug has been found to have almost no consequences for people with Type 2 diabetes over a five- to seven-year period. Health Canada emphasizes that Ozempic’s use for weight loss is “not an approved indication.”