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Fake Weight Loss Injections Found on Social Media

10/18/2025

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A recent investigation uncovered a black market for fake weight loss injections, including counterfeit retatrutide sold on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and YouTube.
Users report serious health risks and severe side effects.
Health officials, including Carolyn Harris, MP, and Layla Moran, MP, call for stronger regulation, noting Eli Lilly's retatrutide is not yet available.
TikTok has removed related content, and the Medicines and Health Regulatory Agency has launched an investigation.

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Story summary

A recent investigation uncovered a black market for fake weight loss injections, including counterfeit retatrutide sold on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and YouTube.
Users report serious health risks and severe side effects.
Health officials, including Carolyn Harris, MP, and Layla Moran, MP, call for stronger regulation, noting Eli Lilly's retatrutide is not yet available.
TikTok has removed related content, and the Medicines and Health Regulatory Agency has launched an investigation.