- A National Pharmacy Association (NPA) survey found that nearly two in five pharmacies have served patients who unknowingly purchased fake weight-loss drugs in the last 12 months.
- The poll of 100 pharmacies across Britain also revealed that one in 10 had their online presence cloned by criminals selling counterfeit medications.
- Pharmacists are deeply concerned, with 95.2 per cent expressing worry about the illegal sale of these injections and the significant health risks they pose.
- NPA board member Sehar Shahid, an obesity specialist pharmacist, identified seven key red flags to help consumers spot fake or unregulated weight-loss jabs.
- These red flags include unusually low prices, absence of thorough medical consultations, requests for non-standard payments, suspicious website URLs, lack of direct contact, unusual liquid appearance, and poor or unsealed packaging.
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