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Ozempic ‘saggy-face’ warning

weight loss ‘furore’

Tiktok and social media is abuzz with users praising Ozempic for their significant weight loss and are coughing up between R1 200 to R2 500 a jab for the scheduled drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, while experts warn of risks of sagging skin to premature ageing and authorities have indicated that fake products are circulating the market.

According to the the Sports Institute of South Africa, one injection pen of Ozempic could cost between R1 200 and R1500, which could last between one

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