Intense demand for newly-available weight-loss pills will see a major “surge” in dangerous fakes flooding the UK, experts have warned.
Criminal gangs are widely expected to create cheap, counterfeit versions of Wegovy pills, after the “transformational” new oral treatment became available from pharmacists this week.
Fraudsters selling bogus medication on the black market can make their pills with brick dust or chalk and use paint to colour them, said health experts.
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Non-obese people who want to lose weight may turn to cheaper and potentially unsafe fake slimming pills sold through social media, gyms and salons, they warned.
