Last month, CBS News documented how, without regulatory approval, retatrutide has gone viral online and was being widely prescribed by licensed medical professionals
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Also of great concern, in January 2026, health authorities in Australia issued an urgent alert after multiple users of black-market retatrutide suffered from acute liver failure, major kidney injuries, and life-threatening changes in heart rate
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