Published 9 September 2024 at 11.42
Domestic. The blood sugar-lowering medicine Ozempic works well against certain types of diabetes — but also for obese people who want to lose weight without exercising or changing their diet. Now online pharmacies sell the Danish medicine to anyone, SVT reports, while diabetics have difficulty getting their doses.
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Uppdrag gränskning reporter Erik Galli bought Ozempic and had it delivered to his door.
In the program, Galli tests the medicine and experiences its side effects. He also orders weight loss medications from the black market.
— It is associated with some risk, just like many of our reports, but we made the assessment that it was still more responsible than, for example, filming another person who would then expose themselves to the same risk, says Axel Björklund, responsible publisher of Uppdrag gränskning, in a statement.
The medicine is very effective against high weight and very popular among fat people who have plenty of money. In the past year, anyone has been able to note, for example, that almost all fat American politicians have slimmed down considerably, which many suspect has a connection with the popularity of Danish medicine.
At the same time, almost all Swedish pharmacies lack Ozempic, according to Task Review.