Ozempic: Is TikTok's newest obsession really a weight-loss wonder drug?

You may have come across Ozempic on TikTok, where users are claiming its a weight-loss wonder drug, but Irish medics have warned it can do more harm than good when used solely for weight-loss 
Ozempic: Is TikTok's newest obsession really a weight-loss wonder drug?

What exactly does Ozempic do, and why are Irish GPs prescribing a Hollywood-endorsed weight-loss drug?

A headline in the New York Post last week caused outrage after it proclaimed 'Heroin Chic is Back'. 

The headline might have been inflammatory, but its main thrust was true. It's no surprise therefore that a new drug that has a side effect of weight loss is going viral online.

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