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3 September 2025

The black market for weight loss drugs

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Daily Sensemaker

The black market for weight loss drugs

More than 1.5 million people in the UK now use weight-loss injections like Mounjaro. But as official prices rise by as much as 140%, illegal trade is growing too.

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