Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns
Summary
Australia’s medicines regulator warns that fake weight loss drugs called peptides pose serious health risks, including tearing the oesophagus and liver damage. One fake product sold as retatrutide was found to contain a different drug, semaglutide, in dangerous amounts, causing severe health problems.Key Facts
- A patient tore their oesophagus after using a counterfeit peptide drug sold as retatrutide.
- Retatrutide is an experimental drug not approved for legal use or sale in Australia.
- The fake drug tested contained semaglutide, a different hunger-regulating peptide, in much higher doses than approved medicines.
- Peptides are chains of amino acids that help control body functions like hunger and hormone activity.
- Unapproved peptide products sold online can contain unknown or harmful ingredients and may not be sterile.
- Injecting these products risks infection, wrong dosing, and severe allergic reactions.
- Victoria’s health department reported six cases of liver damage related to fake retatrutide products in June.
- Australian health officials have issued warnings about unapproved peptides causing liver damage and other serious side effects.
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