Ozempic: Scientists trial weight-loss skin patch that does the job just as well but with none of the discomfort
For one in ten users of the weight-loss drug Ozempic, the weekly jabs can be traumatic and painful.
Now scientists have developed a skin patch that does the job just as well but with none of the discomfort. And it only has to be changed once a month.
The patch, worn on the upper arm, is packed with hundreds of tiny ‘microneedles’ that puncture the skin, allowing the drug to seep into the body, but without going so deep that they hit nerves and trigger any pain.
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The patch has been developed by researchers at the University of Connecticut in the US.
Tests showed it delivered a steady flow of medicine that lasted at least a month.
Scientists now plan to run clinical trials on obese patients.
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