Mirror: major warning for anyone starting weight-loss jabs bought online
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The Mirror highlights the UK's underground market for fake weight-loss pens, pointing to the MHRA and West Midlands Police seizure of over 12,000 counterfeit pens in Birmingham, some labelled retatrutide, which is not licensed in the UK. The advice is to check a seller is on the GPhC register, insist on a prescription and consultation, and stop and speak to a pharmacist if a jab came from social media or a website without one.
Source: The Mirror (6 Nov 2026). Image: The Mirror.