"Ozempic scam": fake substitutes sold without prescription, inspectors warn

Dishonest sellers are exploiting the Ozempic craze for quick weight loss, offering "substitutes" for the drug without a prescription and delivering them by courier. A gap in pharmaceutical regulations is enabling the practice, which is growing in scale. The pharmaceutical inspectorate is calling for tighter laws to stop it.

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