November 2023

Weight loss injection hype fuels online black market

A woman who was illegally sold a weight loss drug on social media told the BBC she ended up in A&E vomiting blood.

Maddy, 32, fell seriously ill after using an unlicensed version of semaglutide – the active ingredient in Ozempic – from Instagram.

A BBC investigation found unregulated sellers offering semaglutide as a medicine, without prescription, online.

It also found the drug being offered in beauty salons in Manchester and Liverpool.

Read the full article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67414203

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