Warnings grow about counterfeit weight loss drugs
THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. LAINEY, THANK YOU. THERE’S A WARNING TODAY FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES ABOUT THE GROWING DANGERS OF COUNTERFEIT WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS ONLINE SCAMMERS ARE TARGETING VICTIMS WITH PHONY MEDICATIONS LIKE OZEMPIC, BILL O’NEIL HAS THE STORY. WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS HAVE HELPED USERS LOSE POUNDS AND GET HEALTHIER. BUT THEY’RE EXPENSIVE. AND IN SOME CASES, IN SHORT SUPPLY. WATCHDOG GROUPS SUCH AS THE PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFE MEDICINES ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT COUNTERFEIT DRUGS BOUGHT AND SOLD ONLINE. WE’RE SEEING PERFECT LOOKALIKE COUNTERFEITS AND THEY HAVE VERY SERIOUS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES IF YOU BUY THOSE AND THEN INJECT THEM INTO YOURSELF, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED A GLOBAL ALERT OVER COUNTERFEIT MEDICATIONS, FAKE DRUGS POSING AS OZEMPIC, WEGOVY AND MOUNJARO ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH PLACES LIKE TIKTOK, FACEBOOK AND ETSY. IF YOU’RE LUCKY, YOU GET RIPPED OFF. THAT’S THE THAT’S THE LEAST PAINFUL PART OF THE CONSEQUENCE. IF YOU’RE BUYING ONE OF THE LOOKALIKE FAKES, THE BIGGER THREAT IS ILLNESS OR EVEN DEATH, SAYS THE HEAD OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFE MEDICINES. THE SECOND PROBLEM WE’RE SEEING IS POORLY COMPOUNDED MEDICATIONS THAT ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH INCREDIBLY UNSAFE SOURCES, LIKE ETSY OF ALL PLACES, AND THOSE HAVE WHO KNOWS WHAT IN THEM. AND IT’S VERY DANGEROUS TO INJECT YOURSELF WITH THEM. THE NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS ARE BY PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICATIONS SUCH AS OZEMPIC COST ROUGHLY $1,000 A MONTH. MOST ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. THE BIGGER PROBLEM IS THAT PEOPLE ARE SELF-DIAGNOSING AND SELF PRESCRIBING THESE MEDICINES AND THE CRIMINALS IN THE IN THE WORLD HAVE FIGURED THAT OUT AND ARE TRYING TO FILL THE GAP FOR THEM. LEGISLATION REQUIRING SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TO REPORT ONLINE SALES OF ILLEGAL OR COUNTERFEIT DRUGS WAS INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS EARLIER THIS MONTH IN GREENSBORO, BI
Warnings grow about counterfeit weight loss drugs
Updated: 10:31 PM EDT Jul 18, 2024
Online scammers are targeting victims with phony medications such as Ozempic. Weight loss drugs have helped users lose pounds and get healthier, but they’re expensive and, in some cases, in short supply.Top StoriesWanted man arrested in connection to disappearance of North Carolina 14-year-old girl, deputies say3 teenagers dead and 1 Greensboro officer injured after collision on Walker AvenueKing woman found dead near road on N. Friendship Road, Stokes County deputies sayGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereWatchdog groups, such as the Partnership for Safe Medicines, are sounding the alarm about counterfeit drugs bought and sold online.Shabbir Safdar, the executive director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, said, “We’re seeing perfect look-alike counterfeits, and they have very serious health consequences if you buy those and then inject them into yourself.”Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsThe World Health Organization has issued a global alert over counterfeit medications. Fake drugs posing as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are available through TikTok, Facebook, and Etsy.The new weight loss drugs are by prescription only. Medications such as Ozempic, cost roughly $1,000 a month, with most medications not being covered by insurance.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app hereLegislation requiring social media companies to report online sales of illegal or counterfeit drugs was introduced in Congress earlier in July.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIES
Online scammers are targeting victims with phony medications such as Ozempic.
Weight loss drugs have helped users lose pounds and get healthier, but they’re expensive and, in some cases, in short supply.
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Watchdog groups, such as the Partnership for Safe Medicines, are sounding the alarm about counterfeit drugs bought and sold online.
Shabbir Safdar, the executive director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, said, “We’re seeing perfect look-alike counterfeits, and they have very serious health consequences if you buy those and then inject them into yourself.”
Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts
The World Health Organization has issued a global alert over counterfeit medications. Fake drugs posing as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are available through TikTok, Facebook, and Etsy.
The new weight loss drugs are by prescription only. Medications such as Ozempic, cost roughly $1,000 a month, with most medications not being covered by insurance.
Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here
Legislation requiring social media companies to report online sales of illegal or counterfeit drugs was introduced in Congress earlier in July.
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