Drugs Like Ozempic Can Impact Taste Sensitivity in Obese Women: Study

The FDA has identified altered taste sensation and suicidal ideation as adverse reactions of using these products.

An overweight person walks through the city center of Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 10, 2006. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images

The use of drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy by women suffering from obesity could end up altering their sensitivity to sweet taste, according to a recent study.

The weight loss drugs belong to a class of medications known as GLP-1 and their active ingredient is semaglutide.