TikTok Cracks Down on the Latest Diet Fad: Weight-Loss Drugs

A poultice with the anti-diabetic medication Ozempic is pictured in a pharmacy on April 13, 2023 in Niesky, Germany. 

Photographer: Florian Gaertner/Photothek

Hey! It’s Madison in New York. TikTok is starting to crack down on accounts posting about drugs used for weight loss. But first...

Ozempic no longer needs an explanation. The drug is a household name, in part thanks to its popularity on social media.