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UK's 'growing problem' of fake weight loss drugs: Expert sounds alarm

Customers are buying fake weight loss drugs without really understanding the risks, experts warn

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2025

Patients warned not to turn to fake weight loss jabs after UK Mounjaro price hike

Pharmacists fear rise in sale of dangerous counterfeit medicines as drugmaker triples price of prescription

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

Fake Viagra is the UK’s most seized counterfeit drug - here's how to avoid it

Fake Viagra, real problems – the UK’s most seized counterfeit drug revealed

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025

UK online pharmacies face stricter rules for sales of weight-loss jabs

Regulators to tighten up criteria after concerns over inappropriate private prescriptions of popular drugs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025

Weight loss jabs to have tougher checks after people with eating disorders get prescriptions

Pharmacy regulator warns some people with history of eating disorders wrongly obtaining medicines such as Wegovy or Mounjaro

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Weight loss jabs: Patients to face more stringent checks

Pharmacists must verify a person’s body mass index (BMI) via a video consultation, in person, or through accessing GP or medical records.

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

The Nottinghamshire pharmacies which failed to meet all standards during inspections

"Whilst the national report looked pretty daunting I’ve not found anything for significant cause for concern"

Nottingham Post · May 29, 2023

Online UK pharmacies prescribing weight loss jabs to people with healthy BMI

Exclusive: Calls for stricter checks after Guardian investigation into availability of controversial drugs

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023