Even as the Ozempic weight loss craze continues in the USA, local pharmacists have not been seeing an increased demand for the drug.
Ozempic, a drug used to treat diabetes, keeps gaining attention overseas as celebrities, tech moguls and social media influencers have described taking it to lose weight in short time frames.
However, Consultant Pharmacist at Lewis Drug Mart, David Lewis, tells CBC News Ozempic is not being used on a wide scale here in Barbados.
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