Are Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs safe?

Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs are safe enough for millions of people under a doctor's care, but they are not risk-free. In the SELECT trial, semaglutide cut heart attacks, strokes and heart deaths by 20% in people who already had heart disease. The limits: no trial runs past 4 years, the weight returns faster after stopping, and Cochrane warns the makers funded most trials. UK regulators logged 1,176 pancreatitis reports and 18 deaths on Mounjaro alone, and issued a fatal-pancreatitis warning for the whole drug class in January 2026. The biggest danger is the black market. Fake pens and online "research peptides" are already on regulators' radar. A generic vial costs about $14 in India, nearly 100x less than in New York. Between Big Pharma and AliExpress, pick the pharmacy. The pill treats the symptom; fast food, processed food, stress and overeating are the causes. I am not a doctor. Talk to yours.