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Although the American Medical Association decided a decade ago to call obesity a disease, declaring someone diseased simply because they have a body mass index over 30 is inaccurate and perpetuates weight stigma, said Dennis, co-founder of SunCloud Health, a treatment center in the Chicago area
But since Ozempic contains the identical active ingredient and produces similar results, many doctors prescribe it off-label for weight management
The Second Difference: Medical Licensing Ozempic is primarily licensed for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
For additional blood glucose control, it could be increased to 1 mg or up to the maximum of 2 mg per week
reported a mean follow-up of 56 months (range, 1300 months) in 26 patients, with frequent recurrences and metastases (37)