TikTok influencers fuelling parallel market for unlicensed weight-loss drug

theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/11/tiktok-influencers-telegram-whatsapp-parallel-market-unlicensed-weight-loss-drug-retatrutide-uk

Guardian finds a thriving trade on Telegram for retatrutide, which is still in clinical trials and illegal to sell
An online parallel market for an unlicensed weight-loss drug is being fuelled by TikTok fitness influencers and sellers on WhatsApp, a Guardian investigation can…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-10-11 05:00:18.
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