Editing by Joe Bavier) The medicine, which uses the same semaglutide active ingredient as Ozempic, will launch on July 27 and is registered by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) as the country's only authorised semaglutide copy, the Danish drugmaker said in a statement late on Thursday
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A recent 2025 animal study found that this promising peptide dramatically reduced damage to the liver, kidneys, and lungs after ischemia-reperfusion a type of injury that can occur when blood flow is temporarily cut off like during a heart attack or stroke and then suddenly restored
To address this, manufacturers have developed berberine phytosome formulations, which combine berberine with sunflower lecithin or other absorption enhancers