Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions.

The European Medicines Agency regulatory committee announced the on Friday. It香蕉视频直播檚 the latest group to conclude there香蕉视频直播檚 no known tie between a new class of obesity drugs and suicide.

In January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a showed no evidence of such a link, though the agency said it could not rule out that 香蕉视频直播渁 small risk may exist香蕉视频直播� and that it would continue to study the issue.

A also found that people taking semaglutide, the medication in Ozempic and Wegovy, had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking older medications to treat diabetes and obesity.

The review by the European Union香蕉视频直播檚 regulators was triggered last July by anecdotal reports that people taking the drugs had thoughts of self-harm. The regulators examined studies, post-marketing data and other research related to medications used in nearly a dozen drugs used to treat the diseases. The group did not review information regarding tirzepatide, the medication used in drugs sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound.

Both agencies said they would continue to closely monitor reports of suicidal thoughts or actions in people taking the drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists.

Patients taking the drugs should report any mental health or other problems to their health care providers, officials said.

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