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EU finds no link between weight loss drugs, suicide

Regulators say review finds no evidence that use of Ozempic, Wegovy increases risk of self-harm
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Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions.

The European Medicines Agency regulatory committee announced the on Friday. ItB次元官网网址檚 the latest group to conclude thereB次元官网网址檚 no known tie between a new class of obesity drugs and suicide.

In January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a showed no evidence of such a link, though the agency said it could not rule out that B次元官网网址渁 small risk may existB次元官网网址 and that it would continue to study the issue.

A also found that people taking semaglutide, the medication in Ozempic and Wegovy, had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking older medications to treat diabetes and obesity.

The review by the European UnionB次元官网网址檚 regulators was triggered last July by anecdotal reports that people taking the drugs had thoughts of self-harm. The regulators examined studies, post-marketing data and other research related to medications used in nearly a dozen drugs used to treat the diseases. The group did not review information regarding tirzepatide, the medication used in drugs sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound.

Both agencies said they would continue to closely monitor reports of suicidal thoughts or actions in people taking the drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists.

Patients taking the drugs should report any mental health or other problems to their health care providers, officials said.

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