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A mum living with diabetes claims she's struggling to find her life-saving medication at pharmacies due to
a nationwide shortage because it's 'in demand' for weight loss.
Nama Winston claims it took her 'years' to find affordable life-saving
medication, and now it's been 'ripped away' from her and has become increasingly
difficult to buy.
The single parent told
'Not having access to this drug suddenly - which I use for diabetes - is
making me feel like s**t. I need this drug NOW.'
Mum Nama Winston (pictured) is struggling to find her life-saving
medication used for her diabetes. The nationwide shortage of the injectable drug Ozempic (semaglutide) is due to people using it to lose weight
Nama told Kidspot it took her 'years' to find affordable life-saving medication,
and now it's been 'ripped away' from her and has become increasingly difficult to find
She explained users need to build up to the maximum, most effective dose over a few
weeks.
'So that when you go to the pharmacy and are put on a
wait-list to get your injection in a fortnight, you
effectively have to start again. And you really don't feel well in the meantime,' she said.
Nama said she's constantly worried about her blood sugar levels that can quickly become 'out of
control', with symptoms including fatigue, irritable bowel and nausea.
Not only that, she said she 'can't afford' to go without it.
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Nama said she's constantly worried about her blood sugar levels that can quickly
become 'out of control', with symptoms including fatigue, irritable bowel and nausea.
Not only that, she said she 'can't afford' to go without it
'The trouble with the shortage is that Ozempic is one of those drugs that you need
to build up to, so your body tolerates the maximum, most effective dose,
' Nama said
In November 2022, Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk informed
the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that Ozempic (semaglutide) will not
be available in Australia from mid-November
2022 until the end of March 2023.
Patients who are prescribed the drug are urged to contact their doctor
immediately to have their treatment reassessed.
According to the the TGA is working with Novo Nordisk
and the relevant health professional organisations to manage this serious shortage.
Pharmacy Guild of Australia president Trent Twomey this month that Ozempic was
used for weight loss but it is only approved for people with type
2 diabetes as prescribed by their doctor.
'So what the drug Ozempic has been approved for use in Australia
[on the PBS] for - it's strictly for those with type 2 diabetes,' he said.
'There's been these entrepreneurial GPs who are popping up these apps that are issuing
a script without them ever seeing a patient,' Mr
Twomey said.
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Read more:
Ozempic: Please stop using my life-saving drug for weight loss | Kidspot
Ozempic: Woman deprived of diabetes medication because drug in high
demand | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site
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