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How an experimental weight-loss drug is being openly promoted by physicians

  • Retatrutide — an experimental, not-FDA-approved weight-loss drug — is being widely marketed and sold online and at clinics despite federal rules that it should only be available in trials.
  • CBS found 120+ websites and over 50 clinics advertising the drug; at least 21 clinics removed or changed listings after being contacted.
  • Some doctors tout retatrutide as cheaper or more effective based on company trial results, prompting legal and ethical concerns about prescribing before FDA review.
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