Top doctor slams celebrity usage of Ozempic as he claims the stars have given ... trends now

A top doctor has slammed the celebrity usage of Ozempic and claimed they are giving the weight loss drug a 'terrible name'.

Dr Nick Coatsworth appeared on the Today show on Friday to discuss the drug becoming a trend in Hollywood after stars have admitted to using it to lose weight.

The physician, who specialises in infectious diseases, claimed that the Hollywood stars who are using Ozempic to slim down have given the drug a 'terrible name'.

Ozempic is a diabetes medication but it is also being sold privately for weight loss, and celebrities including Sharon Osbourne, Amy Schumer, Boy George and Heather Gay have admitted to using the drug.

Speaking about the rise in celebrities using it, Dr Coatsworth alleged that many of the stars using Ozempic are not of a weight where they need to be on the drug.

He said: 'I think Ozempic has been given a terrible name now by the celebrity usage, and obviously most celebrities are of the weight that you don't need to use those Ozempic at all, but if you are carrying more weight, in particular a body mass index of greater than 30, it can have quite a remarkable weight loss effect. 

'It is in that sense a wonder drug. It's elevated Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer, to the number one company in Denmark. That's how good it is.'

It comes after the manufacturer of blockbuster weight loss drugs has urged Hollywood stars to stop hogging Ozempic and similar medications because of shortages.

In a bizarre 30-second advert on television, Eli Lilly - which makes weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound - urged those who are not obese to steer clear of the weight loss drugs. 

It said they had only been tested and approved for people who were overweight or obese - who have a higher risk of other conditions like heart disease and cancer - or who have type two diabetes.