What is Ozempic? Everything You Need to Know About the Medication

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that has recently gone viral for helping people lose weight, as it increases insulin sensitivity and suppresses appetite. You might also know it as its generic form semaglutide, which is also sold under brand-name Wegovy.

This new class of medication, which are called GLP-1 agonists, have become a controversial topic over the past year, and in just the past month, model Remi Bader opened up about her experience taking Ozempic, confessed she had used it but was unaware at the time, and New York Times, NPR, The Today Show, and more have reported on the phenomenon that is “Ozempic Face."Now critics are questioning the ethics of normalizing Ozempic when it’s intended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, especially since so severe that many who need it can’t access it.

But the demand for and interest in Ozempic hasn't slowed, especially as tabloids, most notably , allege that celebrities are continually turning to the drug as a makeshift diet aid.

Ozempic is also trending for non-celebrities: at the time of writing,  and  have a combined total of over one billion views on TikTok.Not everyone who takes Ozempic and GLP-1 agonists as part of a get-thin-quick scheme, however.