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Ozempic: Is it worth the hype?

ByVictoria Breeden

Dec 16, 2024
Ozempic Drug Picture: Getty ImagesA pharmacist holds a box of Novo Nordisk A/S Ozempic brand semaglutide medication arranged at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Prescriptions of appetite suppressing GLP-1 weight-loss drugs skyrocketed 300% from 2020 to 2022. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ray Smith talks to Victoria Breeden about the new weight loss drug Ozempic, discussing the dose and availability of this popular drug.