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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

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

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

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Former nurse loses legal challenge over registration of private gender clinic

Susan Evans and a mother known as XX challenged the regulator’s decision to continue the registration of the site in Birmingham.

Evening Standard

How to Buy Medicines Online in The UK Safely and Profitably

In the UK, buying pharmacy products online has become common practice for many residents.

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Watchdog acted ‘irrationally’ in registering private gender clinic, court told

Two women are challenging the Care Quality Commission’s decision to register the Gender Plus Hormone Clinic in Birmingham.

Evening Standard

Advertising regulator launches nine investigations into weight loss jab ads

Exclusive: ASA calls number of parallel probes ‘significant’ and describes tackling issue as ‘priority’ after it issued warning to advertisers for drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy

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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

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

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

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

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

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