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The dangers of buying weight-loss injections online, and why your pharmacist may now be your first stop for healthcare advice.

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and wegovy are seeing a massive surge in popularity, but concerns ...

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13.45 30 May 2026


The dangers of buying weight-loss injections online, and why your pharmacist may now be your first stop for healthcare advice.


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13.45 30 May 2026


Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and wegovy are seeing a massive surge in popularity, but concerns are growing about people buying them online without proper medical supervision.  

at the same time, new figures show huge pressure on gp services, with more patients than ever turning to pharmacists for frontline healthcare advice.  

Joining Pat to discuss this as part of our ‘ask the expert’ slot was laura dowling, better known as the fabulous pharmacist


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