Despite the growing popularity of injectable weight loss medications, more and more people are taking a chance on illegal versions due to the high demand for genuine brands.
Dr. Alissa Chen of the Yale School of Medicine stated, “I think the company specifically markets them to make them seem very effective and safe.”
A warning has now been issued about those drugs.
Attorney General William Tong lamented the widespread use of dangerous, unproven products that are sold directly to consumers today.
Attorney General William Tong filed a lawsuit against Florida-based Triggered Brand on Wednesday, alleging that the company had violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. According to Tong, the internet business advertised a research-grade GLP-1 medication as safe for Connecticut customers to purchase.
“If somebody said to you, you are going to take a serious medication and the way you do it is buy it offline from whoever, they send you some powder and you inject it yourself, you would say they are nuts and totally unsafe practice,” Tong continued.
Tong stated that the business might be fined $5,000 for each infraction. Additionally, his office is investigating Made in China, a global marketplace, for allegedly deceiving customers. Tong added that Connecticut med spas and clinics need to stop selling illegal drugs.
There was a mechanism, where there was a shortage of GLP-1 or shortage of these medications because of those shortages they were able to sell these products through compounding pharmacies that is no longer the case,” Tong explained.
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Dr. Chen advised speaking with your doctor if you are considering using a medication for weight loss.
Dr. Chen stated, “If my patient came to me and showed me a website, I would love that because then I would tell them yes this is legitimate, no its not.”
According to her, the drugs may have unidentified side effects.
“Because they are not monitored, because the FDA isn’t watching or doing checks on what they do with their processes, their concentration could be too high, that could cause severe vomiting,” Dr. Chen stated.
