WHO and Eli Lilly has warned consumers to be cautious of counterfeit versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic being sold online.
Health authorities are issuing alerts about counterfeit versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes medications. The World Health Organization and Eli Lilly and Co. urge consumers to be vigilant and cautious.On Thursday, WHO disclosed that it has received multiple reports of fake semaglutide, the key ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic, distributed across various regions worldwide since 2022.
Lilly further clarified that any products labeled as tirzepatide but not branded as Mounjaro or Zepbound are not produced by the company and lack approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration .Last year, the FDA reported seizing "thousands of units" of counterfeit Ozempic, a diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate drug supply sources.
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