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Ozempic vs. suicidal thoughts. Polish government agency keeps its hand in. Reassured?

MedExpress Team

Medexpress

Published July 18, 2023 09:38

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Information from the President of URPL regarding the European Medicines Agency's PRAC Committee's review of data on the risk of suicidal thoughts during therapy with GLP-1 receptor agonists.

The EMA's safety committee, PRAC, is reviewing data on the risk of suicidal thoughts and thoughts of self-harm associated with the use of drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists (dulaglutide, exenatide, liraglutide, lixisenatide and semaglutide), including Ozempic (semaglutide), Saxenda (liraglutide) and Wegova (semaglutide). These drugs are used to reduce weight and treat type 2 diabetes.

The review was initiated by Iceland's drug agency after reports of suicidal thoughts and self-harm in users of drugs containing liraglutide and semaglutide. To date, authorities have collected and are analyzing about 150 reports of poss...

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