BC Enacts Regulation to Ensure Protection of Ozempic Supply for Diabetes Patients

BC Enacts Regulation to Ensure Protection of Ozempic Supply for Diabetes Patients
Diabetes drug Ozempic is shown at a pharmacy in Toronto on April 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Joe O'Connal
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British Columbia is bringing in a new regulation immediately to ensure diabetes patients don’t face a shortage of the drug Ozempic, touted by celebrities for its weight loss side effects.

Health Minister Adrian Dix says the change will ensure patients in B.C. and Canada needing Ozempic to treat their Type 2 diabetes will continue to have access to that drug and others that may require it in the future.