Semaglutide was developed by the Danish-based pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.
No medical treatment comes without potential risks and side effects, though.
And it now seems that people are also getting hurt from accidentally misusing the drug as well.
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On Wednesday, CNN published areportdetailing an increase in semaglutide-related calls to poison control.
Its a design that should help minimize the risk of overdoses.
The agency has explicitly warned customers to stay away from compounded semaglutide and hasgone afterseveral distributors of these products.
Novo Nordisk has similarly pursued legal action against spas and other sellers.
Compounded semaglutide meanwhile might cost less than a third of that.
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