DRUGMAKER ELI LILLY WARNING BLACK MARKET DEALERS NOT TO SELL A WEIGHT LOSS DRUG

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The video addresses a timely and highly relevant topic (weight loss drugs) with a clear conflict (legal vs. illegal sales) and authority (Eli Lilly, FDA). The use of on-screen text and direct quotes makes the information easily digestible and shareable.

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Drugmaker Eli Lilly is suing six companies for illegally selling its experimental weight-loss drug, Retatrutide, which is still in clinical trials and not yet FDA-approved. The company warns that the black market versions are not medicine and carry unknown risks.

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Eli Lilly said Wednesday it is suing six companies selling versions of its experimental weight-loss drug retatrutide, calling it the beginning of a concerted effort to crack down on a vast illicit market. Lilly’s chief medical officer said, “What is being sold on the black market is not a medicine…and not worth the risk.” #medicine #glp1