The Regulatory Agency for Medicines and Health Products of the United Kingdom (MHRA, in English) warned that women who resort to drug injections such as Ozempic to lose weight should use effective contraceptives if they do not want to get pregnant.
The regulatory entity in the United Kingdom, in addition, warned the pregnant women who They use ozempic or similar that the effect that they may have on the fetus is unknown.
The alert, hung on the entity’s website, comes from the Ozempic injections ratio with an increase in women who become pregnant while receiving them, and despite using contraceptivesindicate the media.
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More than 40 reports
The MHRA has received more than 40 reports related to pregnancies in women who take these medications, while there is not enough tests on vaccine safety during pregnancy, which include OzempicMounjaro, Wegovy, Saxenda and Victoza.
He also indicated that these medications should not be taken during pregnancy, or while trying to conceive or during breastfeeding. And women who are pregnant should stop injected.
This is because there are not enough safety data to determine whether to take the medication could cause damage to the baby, ”said the MHRA, and added that effective contraceptive methods include oral pill, contraceptive implants, IUD and condoms.
Patients who take Mounjaro (who can reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives in overweight people) should also use condoms if they take the pill.
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Ozempic is not an aesthetic treatment
The MHRA Security Director, Alison Cave, said that “weight loss injections are authorized medications to treat specific medical conditions and should not be used as aesthetic or cosmetic treatments.
They are not a quick solution to lose weight and their safety has not been evaluated when used in this way, ”he added.
(With EFE information)
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