Luke O'Neill: Ozempic, the miracle drug that has the world in a spin

The diabetes drug and its cousin Wegovy help treat obesity and have been shown to work against heart disease and stroke and could even help alcoholics

There’s been a lot of excitement in the past week or so in the pharmaceutical world because of a drug called Ozempic. It is made by Danish company Novo Nordisk and is used in the treatment of diabetes. Novo Nordisk makes a related drug called Wegovy, which is very similar to Ozempic, but is used to treat obesity.