Dutch Reporters Count 203 Illegal Online Shops Selling Weight-Loss Drugs, Mostly Supplied From China
An RTL Nieuws investigation found 203 illegal online pharmacies selling tirzepatide, semaglutide, and in most cases retatrutide, a Lilly drug still in trials; more than half were under six months old and none appeared on the Dutch register of authorized online pharmacies, NL Times reported. Broadcaster BNR said the sites are mainly supplied from China, and Dutch customs told BNR it had intercepted hundreds of peptide shipments through September. Marloes Dankers of the Institute for Responsible Use of Medicines called the number of illegal pharmacies "a major societal problem."