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Public health threat as South Africa battles illegal weight loss drugs – Juta MedicalBrief | SA News

Costly new generation weight loss drugs are unaffordable for most people, which has opened up a black market for cheaper, unregistered and untested versions of the medicines being sold across the country, posing a public health threat, as highlighted by a newspaper exposé and unpacked by Bhekisisa health journalists.

Over several weeks, a Mail & Guardian investigation traced a rapidly growing, highly lucrative shadow market for products labelled as retatrutide. These illicit substances are advertised openly across social media platforms, digital marketplaces, boutique wellness clinics and informal gym networks.

Across the globe, retatrutide has become one of the most closely watched…

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