Ozempic: Obesity patients made to feel like 'second-class citizens' as demand for the drug soars

People battling chronic obesity are facing stigmatisation as they try to obtain the much-wanted drug Ozempic amid shortages in Ireland and elsewhere, according to doctors.

The medication, a weekly injection initially designed to treat type 2 diabetes, has been touted by celebrities and social media influencers as a "miracle drug" for weight loss.

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