How the hunger for a new weight loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes
Counterfeit versions of a drug which is still in clinical trials are flooding the black market.
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""The world has gone mad," pharmacist and director of 24 HR Pharmacy, Sehar Shahid says."
— Sehar Shahid , Executive
""Young fit patients are coming into hospital with nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, in some cases kidney failure," says endocrinologist, Prof Donal O'Shea."
— Prof Donal O'Shea , Academic
""It was horrendous," says the 20-year-old from Brighton."
— Tom Davies , Academic
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Counterfeit versions of a drug which is still in clinical trials are flooding the black market.
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