Montecito pharmacy offers popular weight loss drug at a reduced cost

Montecito pharmacy offers popular weight loss drug at a reduced cost

MONTECITO, Calif.— A weight loss and diabetes drug remains in a shortage. But for the last month, San Ysidro Pharmacy has been supplying patients with semaglutide— the generic name for Ozempic and its competitors.  The compound works by increasing insulin production and slowing the rate at which food leaves the stomach. It’s most effective when combined with a healthy lifestyle. “ People that don't take on a healthy lifestyle along with semaglut…