– There has been an unexpectedly high demand for this diabetes medicine both in Sweden and abroad, says Therese Smedberg, press officer at the Swedish Medicines Agency.
There is a shortage of a large amount of medicine, not least the medicine for diabetics. In several countries, Ozempic has started to be used as a medicine for weight loss. This has increased demand unexpectedly much both in Sweden and abroad.
Lack of more medicines
But there is a lack of more medicines. At the Swedish Medicines Agency, the list of back listed products is long.
At the pharmacies, they notice the lack of medicines. Eva Lundberg works at a pharmacy in Umeå.
– Every day customers come in who can’t get hold of their medicine, she says.
The government has proposed several measures to improve the availability of medicines and facilitate the management of shortage situations.