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A new lawsuit accuses the manufacturers, producers and distributors of popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy of knowingly advertising and selling the products despite their ability to cause severe gastrointestinal issues, without properly warning customers of the risks.

The product liability suit contends that the defendants have failed to warn users "about the true risks of their weight loss drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic," including plaintiff Billie Farley, who claims to have suffered serious injury as a result of the marketing of the drugs and her use of Ozempic.

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