Unlicensed weight-loss drugs marketed on social media as ‘prizes’

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Unlicensed weight-loss drugs marketed on social media as ‘prizes’

‘Giveaway’ competitions on WhatsApp and Telegram for retatrutide and other drugs described as ‘extremely dangerous’

Hidden-market promoters of weight-loss drugs are running social media “giveaway” competitions that offer powerful, unlicensed medicines as prizes.

The Guardian has been monitoring WhatsApp and Telegram groups promoting substances such as retatrutide – a medicine unlicensed in the UK. Some groups have posted competitions for existing customers, claiming they have “just 24 hours” to enter giveaways or claim injections.

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