Hi Ann,
Our advocacy team were sent your message, we have this response back from them below.
Hi Ann,
Thanks for the message. Unfortunately Novo Nordisk has again advised the TGA that there is limited availability of Ozempic.
Health professionals have been repeatedly encouraged to prioritise prescribing to people living with type 2 diabetes who were using Ozempic prior to the beginning of the shortage and we will continue to encourage health professionals to prioritise people living with type 2 diabetes.
At the end of the day the global shortage will continue until Novo Nordisk can rectify its supply chain issues and increase production.
Warm regards, DA Advocacy Team.
Please let us know if you have any other questions, Ann - we are here to help.
Best wishes, Ange.
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Community Team
Natasha, Erin and Ange
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Original Message:
Sent: 19-04-2023 19:37
From: Ann
Subject: Ozempic shortage
What recent information does DA Australia have re the cause of Ozempic shortage please? I understood the shortage was resolving but recent comments by some forum members encouraged me to check again and TGA yesterday had a statement online about increasing concerns about availability. Is it the case that some doctors are still prescribing it for weight loss patients ? There must be more information that could be given to users/ doctors apart from short statements from the TGA about the shortage, with no reasons given. It seems now there will be poor supply for T2 Diabetes patients until the end of June 2023.
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Ann
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