Belgium issued a new law on Nov 14, banning doctors from prescribing Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs for weight loss unless their patients BMI is 35 or above and they have at least one underlying health condition
Allergies to GLP-1 receptor agonists should also be discussed with your provider to prevent adverse reactions
Always adhere to your healthcare provider's instructions
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Its a chronic illness, just like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and it should be managed similar to these other chronic illnesses. The law speaks to the fact that obesity is no longer being treated like a character flaw or a lack of willpower, said Schauer, who is the director of the Metamor Metabolic Institute in Baton Rouge, a partnership between LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake