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The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

US man posed as doctor in scheme to profit from Ozempic, prosecutors say

A close-up of a blue Ozempic injection pen resting on its packaging box
Greer pleaded not guilty to the four-count indictment. Photograph: David J Phillip/AP

An Illinois man who allegedly impersonated doctors – and evidently referred to himself online as “$hotboy1” – is facing criminal charges that he secured unauthorized prescriptions for Ozempic and Mounjaro, pharmaceutical drugs that facilitate weight loss and are taken by some people for cosmetic rather than legitimate medical reasons.

Rodney Greer purportedly launched the alleged scheme in early 2023, according to court filings from federal prosecutors and a US justice department news release issued on Monday.

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