A dad died just days after using a weight-loss jab so he could ‘confidently walk his daughter down the aisle’, and now his family are demanding answers.
Back in 2022, Tim Ramsay decided he wanted to shed the pounds before his daughter's big day.
The truck driver, who resided in South Australia, found it a struggle to eat healthy while also having a sufficient amount of exercise due to the nature of his work.
The 58-year-old was told by a doctor that a weight-loss medicine could be a good option to help him feel more comfortable walking his daughter down the aisle during her wedding.
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Tim's daughter Elyse told 60 Minutes Australia how doctors explained that taking a weight-loss medicine would be good for 'all aspects of [his] life and protect all [his] organs.'
The truck driver began taking the weight-loss jab Saxenda in November 2022, but his health deteriorated pretty rapidly after that.
Saxenda is an injectable prescription medicine used for 'adults with excess weight (BMI ≥27) who also have weight-related medical problems or obesity (BMI ≥30), and children aged 12-17 years with a body weight above 132 pounds (60 kg) and obesity to help them lose weight and keep the weight off', the site explains.
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However, less than three weeks after Tim began taking the weight-loss drug, he sent a voice message to his daughter while he was out on a job in his truck.
"It's dad here. I'm down at the depot in the truck. Would someone be able to come down and take me to the hospital please?"
In the 60 Minutes Australia interview, Elyse commented on how the message didn't sound like her dad.
Tim was subsequently taken to hospital after complaining of severe stomach pains, but after a series of tests, doctors couldn't pinpoint anything wrong.
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Medical experts sent Tim home, but the following night the Aussie's stomach pain got worse and he collapsed on the bathroom floor in his home.
40 minutes of CPR could not save Tim, with a coroner later ruling his death as undetermined.
His family are now searching for answers.
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"I don't believe that anybody should die without an explanation, you just don't expire, there has got to be a reason for Tim's death," wife Sue told 60 Minutes.
While Elyse added: "19 days between his first injection and the day he left us, alarm bells in our heads, in the TGA's heads, and the coroner's head should be ringing."
UNILAD has reached out to Novo Nordisk, the company which manufactures Saxdena, and Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration for comment.
Callum Jones