The agency urges consumers not to purchase these products, which are of unknown quality and may be harmful to their health. Until FDA approval, the drug is likely to find a thriving market online, investigated by users looking to kick-start weight loss or speed up their cuts, and purveyed by middle-man retailers like Jake Terry
Retatrutide 20mg is supplied in lyophilized format and is intended exclusively for laboratory research and analytical use
Further, there is no indication of medical efficacy of these unregistered products with GLP-1 claims, in particular for weight-loss. The TGA urges consumer caution when purchasing medicines from unknown overseas websites, suggesting these products could be fake, contain incorrect or undisclosed and harmful ingredients, and may not meet the same standards of quality, safety and efficacy as those approved by the TGA for supply in Australia
That specific finding was statistically significant
Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) is a dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist approved by the FDA for type 2 diabetes management and chronic weight management
