UK regulator finds no suicidal thoughts link to diabetes, obesity drugs, ET HealthWorld

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*** regulator finds no suicidal thoughts link to diabetes, obesity drugs, ET HealthWorld

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By Maggie Fick

London: Britain’s health regulator said on Wednesday that the available data does not establish a link between a popular class of diabetes and obesity drugs, including Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, and suicidal thoughts.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) began a review of safety data for the class of drugs, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, more than a year ago after some patients reported suicidal or self-harming thoughts.

“We conclude that the available data does not support a causal association between GLP-1 receptor agonists and ********, suicidal ideation, self-injury and depression, and therefore no updates to the product information is warranted at this time,” it said in a statement.

The *** review began weeks after similar action by the ********* Union. It included Wegovy and another Novo Nordisk *****, Ozempic, which contains the active ingredient semaglutide and is approved to treat Type 2 diabetes.

The EU ***** regulator said in April that its own review had found no evidence that the class of medicines are linked to suicidal thoughts.

The U.S. Food and ***** Administration said in January that its preliminary review had not found evidence that GLP-1 drugs were linked to suicidal thoughts, but that it will continue to study the issue. (Reporting by Maggie Fick in London and Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Alexander Smith)

• Published On Sep 5, 2024 at 06:49 AM IST

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