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It dives me crazy that influencers and instagram wannabes have declared Ozempic a weight loss drug. As a diabetic, Ozempic has been the most effective glucose controlling medication I have ever taken. It drives me crazy that people see it as an easy weight loss medication. I couldn't get it for months because of this insanity.
Also FUCK pharmaceutical companies for this predatory pricing shit and fuck our government for allowing this to happen.
Technically speaking, Ozempic is a weight-loss drug. Both are semaglutide, with slight variations on dosing. It's not FDA approved as a weight loss drug, but can be used off-label for it.
I whole heartedly agree about influencers peddling them as miracle prescriptions. It just takes more away from the already limited stock.
Ozempic and Wegovy are identical chemicals. Ozempic is the name it goes by for treatment of type 2 diabetes, Wegovy is the name it goes by for weight loss.
Start voting progressive and pushing for them to take their rightful place at the head of the DNC then
Moderates refuse to admit healthcare needs fixing, Republicans say it needs fixed but can't even give the concept of a plan to fix it.
The only option that will actually try to fix this. Is progressives, and they can't really do shit while party leadership is in the pockets of the American Healthcare industry.
Dont forget 80+ years ago republicans and "moderate" Dems stopped FDR from getting us universal healthcare, and theyve shown no indications they've changed their mind about it.
If you want things to change, we need to change the type of Dems running the party.
Progressives have never and will never have power in the us in the two currently largest parties, no matter how you vote.