Ozempic shortage

[Nigel Bryan]

Hi Everyone
New to this site and still finding my way around.

I was wondering if anyone has the same problem as me getting hold of Ozempic? My Doctor prescribed it to me about 6 months ago. I started on the 0.25 dose and then after a month went up to the 0.50 dose and again a month later onto the 1mg dose. I am so impressed with the effect it had on my Diabetes, bringing my sugar levels down considerably and reducing my Insulin intake by about 75%. My weight was reducing steadily (which had not happened for years) and I had no side effects whatsoever.

My Diabetic nurse now tells me that because of Kim Kardashian and the like it is no longer available. I am now taking Empagliflozin 10mg It is absolutely useless and does nothing for me except sends my sugar readings all over the place. I have had to double or more my Insulin intake again and the weight has all started coming back. I use a Libre 2 and now instead of nice steady readings between 5 and 8 I am getting anything between 7 and 17.

Is anyone else having the same problems or does anyone know of a pharmacy that can still supply Ozempic on prescription?


Nigel

 

[Sarah69]

Hi, I’m on Ozempic 0.5mg, I did have trouble with my last prescription as Boots said it was unavailable and they didn’t know when they would have any coming in. Within a week they managed to get some.

 

[GDM06]

Have you considered switching to another GLP-1 agonist
There are a lot of other meds in this category other than Ozempic.
I am on Victosa which is a daily injection, but there are others like Trulicity, Bydureon
I have had success with Victosa and considering changing to Trulicity as a weekly injection instead of daily

 

[Nigel Bryan]

Have you considered switching to another GLP-1 agonist
There are a lot of other meds in this category other than Ozempic.
I am on Victosa which is a daily injection, but there are others like Trulicity, Bydureon
I have had success with Victosa and considering changing to Trulicity as a weekly injection instead of daily

I have got an appointment with my diabetic nurse next week so hope we can get some answers then. I will show her your suggestions also. Thank you.

 

[Jaz132]

Hi I was on ozempic my diabetes nurse said they are selling all the injections to the us. That’s why we have a shortage. Apparently it could go on for another year. She’s moved me on to bydureon I started it yesterday and my blood sugars are slowly going down. There are not any supply issue with this injection.

 

[Sophieg]

I was on ozempic 0.5 for the last few years keeps my sugars under control along with metformin have lost a couple of stone still got more to loose but better than it was when I started. Now out of stock the pharmacy said they have 0.25 in stock and I should speak to doctors to get prescription changed which I did but when I went to pick it up already out of stock as everyone else had done the same I will just have to hope the metformin keeps it controlled and I do not gain to much weight not looking forward to being hungry again

 

[Rachox]

Just stumbled across this statement from Diabetes UK (the other one!) about these type of med:

Our response to serious supply issues of drugs for people with type 2 diabetes

The global shortage in supply was partly due to a surge in off-label prescriptions of the drug semaglutide being issued for weight loss, which was exceeding supply. Previously (since the summer of 2023) all stocks of GLP-1 RAs had to be reserved for those already using these medications...

www.diabetes.org.uk