'I'm lucky to be alive': Birkenhead woman warns others after black-market 'reta' jab
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Kay Roscoe, 38, told the BBC she was found unable to speak or stand and rushed to hospital after two months of using a product sold online as retatrutide. Retatrutide is unlicensed and only available in clinical trials, and it is unknown what her pens actually contained. She is urging others to stop using them.
Source: BBC News (14 Nov 2026). Image: BBC News.