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Ozempic, Wegovy may cause rare eye condition, EMA says

Jun 6, 2025 3:29 AM

June 6 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency's (EMA)

safety committee has concluded that a potentially dangerous eye

condition is a very rare side effect of Novo Nordisk's

popular treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, it said on

Friday.

The condition may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people taking

semaglutide, the chemical name for Wegovy and Ozempic, the EMA

said.

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