Drugs like Ozempic are in short supply for diabetics as physicians have found new “off-label†uses for the drug such as weight loss. Although the drug was not originally designed for the use of weight loss, this has become a very effective side effect and many weight loss clinics are aggressively pushing the off-label prescription drug. “The clock is ticking to preserve kidney and heath health, and the longer patients are without these therapies, the more risks they are accruing,†Katherine Tuttle, Executive Director for Research at Providence Medical Research, told the Wall Street Journal.