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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is working in partnership with Slimming World as part of the Agency’s wider #FakeMeds Campaign to encourage those wanting to lose weight to turn to safe, legitimate and appropriate routes.
MHRA launch FakeMeds campaign with warning on dodgy diet pills
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are warning people to be aware of the dangers of buying diet pills online.
MHRA investigators seize more than 28,000 unlicensed slimming pills in Manchester area.
Enforcement officers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have seized 23,000 doses of potentially dangerous slimming pills, with an estimated value of £30,000, during a raid on an address in Waterlooville, Hampshire.
People are urged to avoid risky online buys and protect their health, as the MHRA seizes over 4.4 million doses of unlicensed erectile dysfunction medicines in 2025 alone.
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Data on obesity, physical activity and diet from a variety of sources.
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