Victoza or lack thereof

[Rafferty58]

been a bit ticked off. CAN'T get my Victoza Injection from my Pharmacy. Seems we have a world wide shortage. Diabetic specialist nurse reckons possibly be Jan 2024 before things are back to normal, meanwhile I and thousands like me cannot get our treatment. Why? because it is being sold off by the manufacturer to private clinics to be sold as a weight loss remedy. Long time without treatment

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry to hear you are caught up in this @Rafferty58

It seems connected to the shortage of GLP agonists which has been ongoing for some time, and is now affecting other drug alternatives.

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

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

www.diabetes.org.uk

Hope they are able to suggest a substitute which works for you in the meantime.