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Nearly 40 state Attorneys General, including Indiana’s Todd Rokita, are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to clamp down on fake weight-loss drugs.

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Indiana joins states calling for the FDA to clamp down on counterfeit weight loss drugs

Benjamin Thorp

Over 30 state attorneys general including in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio have urged the Federal Food and Drug Administration to take action against "bad actors" selling counterfeit weight loss drugs.

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The Checkup: Ozempic babies? Explaining unexpected pregnancies on GLP-1 drugs

The way Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs that spur weight loss work and interact with birth control may be behind some unexpected pregnancies.

This photo combo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows an authentic Ozempic needle (left) and a counterfeit needle (right). The FDA said it has seized "thousands of units" of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate drug supply sources.

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FDA says watch out for fake Ozempic, a diabetes drug used by many for weight loss

Thousands of fake units of the drug have been seized by the FDA, which is working alongside the manufacturer to test the counterfeit products for safety concerns.

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Ozempic hype forces employer calls on obesity coverage

Dan Gorenstein, Alex Olgin – Tradeoffs

The quick rise in popularity of the diabetes drugs used for weight loss over the last two years caught many employers flat footed. Now, employers are scrambling to find solutions to help improve worker health while simultaneously keeping a lid on rising health care spending.