/oss/taxonomy/term/6881/all en /oss/article/medical-critical-thinking/jumping-gun <p>Ready, Set, Go…. for Ozempic. That’s what the incessant television ads suggest. “Ask your doctor about Ozempic,” the ads advise, without mentioning what the drug is for. The marketer’s hope is that the doc, on seeing the few extra pounds on the questioner, will reach for the prescription pad. There is a good chance of that since the weight control effects of GLP-1 agonists, the class of drugs to which semaglutide belongs, have been a hot topic in the medical literature and are enthusiastically pointed out by pharmaceutical reps.</p> Wed, 17 May 2023 14:30:39 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9512 at /oss