Elon Musk is reportedly on a $900-per-month weight-loss injection, here's what we know

Elon Musk, one of the world’s richest men, is reportedly trying to lose weight while relying on a medication usually used to treat diabetes.

Elon Musk is reportedly on a $900-per-month weight-loss injection
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Elon Musk is reportedly on a $900-per-month weight-loss injection

Ozempic a medication produced in Denmark has become a go-to injection for elites as a quick-get-thin solution. A report by Daily Mailnow suggests that Elon Musk has been relying on this therapy as well.

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Originally approved to treat Type 2 diabetes

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Ozempic medication to treat Type 2 Diabetes. However, now increasingly it is also used by many celebrities for weight loss, including Elon Musk as well.

A get-thin-quick solution for the wealthy?

Increasingly, celebrities including Hollywoodcelebrities to tech billionaires have been relying on Ozempic for a get-thin-quick solution that costs as much as $900 per month, Daily Mail reports:

‘Everyone from Hollywood stars to tech moguls are turning to the injectable drug to stay slim’

A News of Canadareport suggests that celebrity dietitians have reported an increase in the request for Ozempic among their wealthy clients.

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According to a Wall StreetJournalreport about Ozempic, the drug has become:

‘the talk of Hollywood, Tech, and the Hamptons’.

Citing Patti Stanger, executive producer of the reality show ‘Millionaire Matchmaker,’ told the WSJ:

‘it’s the Hollywood drug.’

Some other celebs who have used Ozempic, include Kim Kardashian who according to reports went from 25 to 18 body fat percentage in a short time, News of Canada reports.

Meanwhile, a lot of diabetes patients are complaining online that they are being unable to get hold of the drug also due to its large demand among celebrities.

Elon Musk is reportedly on a $900-per-month weight-loss injection
Elon Musk is reportedly on a $900-per-month weight-loss injection

Sources used:

-Daily Mail: ‘Elon Musk is among stars using $900 injection off-label for weight loss’

-News of Canada: 'Elon Musk is one of the stars using a $900 off-label injection for weight loss'

-Wall Street Journal: 'How a Diabetes Drug Became the Talk of Hollywood, Tech and the Hamptons'

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