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Weight-loss drugs prompt calls to poison centers

Nationally, the number of calls is running 15 times higher than five years ago. Poison centers at CHOP and Rutgers are seeing an increase, too.

Poison centers are reporting a sharp increase in calls about the drug semaglutide, which Novo Nordisk sells as Wegovy for treating weight loss.
Poison centers are reporting a sharp increase in calls about the drug semaglutide, which Novo Nordisk sells as Wegovy for treating weight loss.Read moreUncredited / AP
    by Tom Avril
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