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$726 million spent on Ozempic and other weight loss drugs in the military equals the ‘Waste of the Day’

$726 million spent on Ozempic and other weight loss drugs in the military equals the ‘Waste of the Day’

Since 2021, the military has designated almost $726 million for Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight loss drugs, with $274.6 million expended in fiscal year 2025, according to spending records obtained by Open the Books.

J.M. Phelps
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