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Secret Shopper Study: GLP-1 Prescriptions Widely Available Online With Limited Clinician Oversight

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YSM researchers report in a new study that GLP-1 weight loss drugs are widely available and easy to get from many online telehealth platforms, often without input from a doctor. "We had a medical student... pose as a patient who would be eligible for a GLP-1," said Reshma Ramachandran, MD, assistant professor of medicine and senior author of the study, "and go to these websites, and ask for this medication." Out of 49 websites researchers tried to purchase the weight loss medication from, 45 o
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Newswise broke the news in Charlottesville, United States on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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