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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Josie Clarke

Watchdog bans host of ads for prescription-only weight-loss medications

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A watchdog has cracked down on a host of weight-loss jab providers for advertising the prescription-only medications to the public.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the nine rulings against the ads – one featuring reality TV personality Gemma Collins – made it “crystal clear” that all injectable forms of weight-loss medication were prescription-only and therefore could not advertised to the public.

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