Major toxicity alert over ‘experimental’ drug

Patients in liver failure after using knock-off weight loss drug

Megan Hancocks bought a drug labelled as the peptide compound retatrutide in cash from a beautician. Within a week of her second dose, she was in acute liver failure.

Major toxicity alert over ‘experimental’ drug

One state’s health watchdog has issued an urgent warning over the use of an unapproved peptide product, after six people suffered serious liver damage.

Urgent warning as six Victorians suffer liver poisoning from illegal weight loss peptide

The Victorian Chief Health Officer said it was believed the patients became seriously unwell after using an unapproved peptide product labelled as Retatrutide.