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Weight loss jabs: Eli Lilly cracks down on fake drugs being sold on TikTok and Facebook
17 Oct 2025 18:27 GMT
American pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has said it will crack down on suppliers who are selling fake versions of its unapproved weight loss drug retatrutide.
Social media companies TikTok and Meta have also intervened against black market sellers …
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Helen Saarnik: Spread of fake medicine in Estonia worrying
17 Oct 2025 11:41 GMT
Alternative treatments fueled by misinformation promise quick miracle results, but the cost may be a person's health or even their life. Adults have the right to their own opinions, but that right must not endanger a child's life or well-being, …
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370 Medicine Samples Tested as Uttarakhand Targets Fake Drugs
15 Oct 2025 22:04 GMT
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 14 (ANI): Under the directives of Uttarakhnad Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat, and as per the orders of Health Secretary and Commissioner, Food Safety & Drug Administration …
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Black market for fake medicines is growing says expert
15 Oct 2025 20:45 GMT
Oksana Pyzik is Associate Professor of Pharmacy at University College London, and the founder of its Fight the Fakes Collaborating Centre.
She’s also a member of the World Health Organization expert group on falsified medical products.
We spoke to her …
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Bolton among worst-hit as new drug campaign warns of ketamine harm
19 Oct 2025 08:23 GMT
… and synthetic opioids hidden in fake medicines bought online.
"Prevention is …
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Palme d’Or Winner Jafar Panahi on How He Made the Risky ‘It Was Just an Accident’ in Iran — and Why Americans Should Heed Its Warning
18 Oct 2025 20:13 GMT
… a piece about bogus drugs, fake medicine, and because of what she …
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Warning over fake weight loss drug being sold on social media
18 Oct 2025 15:45 GMT
… ever' after using the fake drug(Image: TikTok)
A prominent medic …
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Urgent warning as 'dangerous' fake weight loss drug is being pushed on social media
18 Oct 2025 15:21 GMT
… on social media promoting the fake drug(Image: Instagram)
However, social media … ever' after using the fake drug(Image: TikTok)
Another user who …
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Bayelsa launches immunisation campaign; commends WHO, UNICEF, others
18 Oct 2025 07:52 GMT
… would sustain its war against fake drugs and expired consumable goods to … to tackle the issue of fake drugs and expired goods in the …
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Stalker who smeared dog poo on windows and stuck sex toys to door sentenced
18 Oct 2025 06:42 GMT
… and calls and sent a fake drug overdose message from her son …