Widespread concern has been raised after it was discovered that some TikTok accounts are promoting epilepsy drugs as weight loss pills.
Teens on the video-sharing app who search for the term ‘diet pills’ are being directed to videos containing information and promotion about some drugs used for other purposes.
This is according to an investigation carried out by The Pharmaceutical Journal, where the top 100 popular user posts under the hashtag #dietpills were analysed.
