To great fanfare, Oprah Winfrey has opened up about using an unnamed weight loss medication after what she says has been 5 decades of “yo-yoing and believing willpower was my failing”.  Winfrey’s had some big media appearances lately, including getting her own portrait at the Smithsonian, which attracted a lot of commentary about her bod. She reckons “the fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight in my lifetime feels like relief, like redemption”. Meanwhile, the growth of Ozempic and similar drugs is causing problems for dispensers and regulators alike. Eucalyptus, a local start-up backed by Woolworths, and others like it sell replica drugs after their supply of Ozempic dried up, but the drug regulator has concerns. America’s FDA is also worried and has urged pharmacists not to prescribe Ozempic substitutes.