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. 2024 Aug 1;7(8):e2428280.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.28280.

Safety and Risk Assessment of No-Prescription Online Semaglutide Purchases

Amir Reza Ashraf  1 , Tim K Mackey  2   3   4 , János Schmidt  5 , Gyozo Kulcsár  6 , Róbert György Vida  1 , Jiawei Li  4 , András Fittler  1
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Safety and Risk Assessment of No-Prescription Online Semaglutide Purchases

Amir Reza Ashraf et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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Plain language summary

This qualitative study assesses the quality, amount of active ingredient, and characteristics associated with counterfeiting of semaglutide purchased from illegal online pharmacies without a prescription.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Mr Schmidt reported receiving grant TKP2021-EGA-17 from the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Summary of Study Methods Including Online Market Availability, Website Monitoring, Packaging Analysis, and Complex Product Quality Control Testing
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