American consumers want to take weight loss drugs and are confident in pharma companies’ ability to develop them, according to a new KFF Health Tracking Poll.
This eagerness makes sense, given the buzzy excitement around Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, which has become pop culture shorthand in a way that’s rare for branded prescription drugs. Although Ozempic, an injectable form of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide, is approved in the U.S. for adults with Type 2 diabetes, it has gained its notoriety for its off-label usage for weight loss, especially among celebrities.
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