Fake weight loss jabs 'sold online via cloned UK pharmacy websites’

Fake weight loss jabs 'sold online via cloned UK pharmacy websites’National Pharmacy Association finds criminals are setting up cloned websites of legitimate UK pharmacies to sell dodgy weight loss injections - which could killNewsMartin Bagot Health and Science Editor06:00, 16 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesFake weight loss jabs are being sold on line, according to the National Pharmacy Association(Image: PA)Fake weight loss jabs are being sold by criminals who clone the websites of legitimate UK online pharmacies.‌A survey by the National Pharmacy Association, which represents 6,000 chemists across Britain, found one in 10 have seen their websites and social media presence cloned by unlicensed sellers in order to trick patients into buying counterfeit injections.‌It comes amid warnings that illegal online sellers are selling cheaper appetite-suppressing drugs to people who should not have them, such as young girls who want to get “beach body ready” and people with conditions such as anorexia. Fake jabs can be the wrong dose, without proper standards to keep the ingredients sterile or even be contaminated.‌View 3 ImagesPatients are being tempted to buy counterfeit jabs (Image: Getty Images)READ MORE: Weight loss jab Wegovy on NHS for people who’ve had heart attacks and strokesREAD MORE: Urgent warning about contaminated weight loss injections from UK GovernmentSehar Shahid, pharmacist and board member at the NPA, said: “I know first hand how distressing it is to see criminals posing as regulated pharmacists to try and trick patients into buying counterfeit medicines.“Medicines from unregulated providers may be faked, swapped for an alternative medicine or not meet the strict regulatory standards we have in the UK.‌“Patients should be wary of any provider that is offering medicines at a price that is too good to be true and are not offering any consultations before prescribing.It comes after the advertisement of unregulated “skinny jabs” on social media sites. A number o...