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Used for the treatment of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, Ozempic is also being used by people trying to lose weight. Although it does not have approval from the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) for this purpose. And the high demand for this medicine causes concern among diabetics, because it can disappear from pharmacy shelves. What is the danger of diabetes drugs used to lose weight? Can they be used by anyone? What are the side effects? Luiz Fara Monteiro and reporter Romeu Piccoli talk to Moriah Hospital nutrologist Marcelo Cássio de Souza.