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GLP-1 Drug Mass Tort Litigation

A growing wave of lawsuits claims GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic cause serious harms such as blindness and pancreatitis, but the lack of reliable adverse-event data is complicating litigation and regulatory response.

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Ongoing lawsuits allege that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic can cause serious harm, including blindness (NAION) and pancreatitis, but scant adverse-event data makes it difficult to determine how often these harms occur, complicating both scientific and legal assessments (NPR, October 10). The litigation implicates the FDA's adverse-event reporting systems and drugmakers, and is likely to expand as GLP-1 use grows globally.