I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone
Any American with a television has, by now, surely seen commercials for online pharmacies advertising GLP-1s and other popular prescription weight-loss medicines at bargain prices. You know the ones, where retired tennis stars or comedians you haven’t seen in 10 years tell you how wonderful, and easy to procure, these life-changing medications are.
It's a huge business. Of the one in eight American adults who takes these drugs, 11 percent were prescribed and issued meds from online telehealth services, leading to a massive 24 percent projected annual growth rate in the sector. Some forecasters have predicted that the online weight-loss-drug market will grow to $150 billion in the next five years. The government is even getting in on the action with the recent launch of TrumpRx. Given the demand, the growthof the sector, and the sometimes spurious business practices that emerge when drug dealing is combined with the internet,...
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