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Pens for the diabetes drug Ozempic sit on a production line to be packaged at the Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s site in Hillerod, Denmark, September 26, 2023
Brigadier Rachel Matjeng, the South African Police Service’s Section Head of Quality Management has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that she asked Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to buy her ozempic through his MedicCare24 company.
Ozempic is a prescription medication used primarily to manage type 2 diabetes and reduce cardiovascular and kidney risks. Ozempic is also used for weightloss although it is not approved for this use.
Matjeng yesterday told the commission that she was in an “on and off” relationship with Matlala since 2017 and would often receive gifts from him.
The Commission is going through WhatsApp messages between Matjeng and Matlala.
“You sent a text to Mr Matlala where you say my medication? Madlanga: My Ozempic. Matjeng: It’s a medication commissioner. EL: Yes, can you explain what was happening here. Matjeng: So normally you will struggle to get it from the chemist. So, they had a chemist that they were buying ozempic from and I then requested him, as a boyfriend to say can I have my Ozempic.”
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