Inside wicked world of ‘skinny scams’ as Ozempic and weight loss drug fraud attempts rise
EXPERTS have warned over hundreds rushed to hospital after using weight loss jabs - as half a million Brits now use the injections., data from the medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency , revealed there's been a surge in hospitalisations.
It is understood Border Force seized 869 "fake" weight loss pens imported for UK consumers in 2023, but many suspect the real figure is a lot higher, the MoS reported.On September 4 last year, a Scottish nurse died after taking two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, also known as Mounjaro.She suffered from multiple organ failure, septic shock and pancreatitis, but "the use of prescribed tirzepatide" was noted as a contributing factor on her death certificate.
Meanwhile Professor David Strain, associate professor in cardiometabolic health at the University of Exeter, who runs a NHS obesity clinic, dubbed the drugs as a "breakthrough". "As the use of the increases, so have the number of Yellow Card reports associated with these medicines.
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