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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

Experts warn against ‘worrying’ rise in dangerous weight-loss ‘jab hacks’

Experts have warned those on weight-loss injections against trying “jab hacks” like taking tiny doses or buying the medication from illegitimate sources.

Almost half of the 1.6 million people on weight-loss medication in the UK say they have either dabbled with dangerous techniques such as “microdosing” (32 per cent) or turned to unlicensed drugs and sellers (28 per cent) as the price of the medication rises, according to a survey by LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor.

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