Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian and others claim to use it as a miracle cure for weight loss when they are not diabetic. Imported from the United States, the popularity of the ozempic is gaining the Balkans, threatening the patients who really need it.
By Marion Roussey For several months, Zoran Gavrilović has been struggling to find the medicine prescribed by his endocrinologist for his diabetes. The patient is regularly obliged to make the rounds of pharmacies in Belgrade. “I call them early in the morning and ask them to notify me when they receive stock. Sometimes I have to go several days without treatment,” he told Radio Slobodna Evropa. The drug in question is called Ozempic, an injectable solution designed by the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk to treat type 2 diabetes. “It is the best treatment I have been able to test so far (…)