Australia’s drug regulator issues mental health warning for weight-loss drugs including Ozempic

TGA issues a separate warning for Mounjaro about risk of reduced effectiveness of contraception

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The medicines regulator has added two new safety warnings about mental health and contraception for people taking high-profile diabetes and weight loss drugs.

While there is no proof of a causal association, experts say the risks are significant enough that awareness is important as part of a precautionary approach.