2 h. ago Weight loss injections linked to potentially fatal side effect and 10 deaths, UK drug watchdog data shows

Weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Wegovy, as well as diabetes jab Ozempic may be linked to life-threatening health problems

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3 h. ago Weight loss jabs are linked to 10 deaths caused by serious side effects, prompting new study

Data show that since the drugs were licensed there have been hundreds of cases of acute and chronic pancreatitis

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10 h. ago Hundreds of weight loss and diabetes jab users report pancreas problems

UK health officials launch study into side-effects of weight loss drugs after increased reports of acute pancreatitisHundreds of people have reported problems with their pancreas linked to taking weight loss and diabetes injections, prompting health officials to launch a study into side-effects.Some cases of pancreatitis reported to be linked to GLP-1 medicines (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) have been fatal. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Hundreds of people report problems 'linked to weight loss jabs including 10 deaths'

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a study into the side effects of weight loss and diabetes jabs. Recent estimates suggest that about 1.5 million people in the UK are taking the injections

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9 d. ago Weight loss jabs like Mounjaro now linked to more than a HUNDRED deaths, the UK's drug watchdog confirms

A total of 111 deaths were logged with the regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), up to and including May 29.

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2 w. ago Weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of eye damage in diabetic patients

Study finds medicines such as Ozempic associated with greater risk of developing age-related macular degenerationWeight loss drugs could at least double the risk of diabetic patients developing age-related macular degeneration, a large-scale study has found.Originally developed for diabetes patients, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medicines have transformed how obesity is treated and there is growing evidence of wider health benefits. They help reduce blood sugar levels, slow digestion and reduce appetite. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Urgent warning to women using weight loss injections after 'baby boom' linked to jabs

The UK drug watchdog has issued its first alert to women taking 'skinny jabs' like Mounjaro and Wegovy

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