Links between Ozempic and suicidal thoughts are becoming ‘more credible’, a former US health chief has said.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received hundreds of reports of suicidal thoughts and depression from patients on weight loss medications since 2010, as well as 36 deaths ‘by suicide or suspected suicide’.
Of the adverse events, a significant number occurred shortly after starting the drugs or upping those dose — only to subside when patients stopped taking them.
Links between Ozempic and suicidal thoughts are becoming ‘more credible’, a former US health chief has said.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received hundreds of reports of suicidal thoughts and depression from patients on weight loss medications since 2010, as well as 36 deaths ‘by suicide or suspected suicide’.