Israel Warns Public Against Illicit Unregistered Drug Purchases
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Israel's Ministry of Health has issued an urgent warning to citizens against purchasing and using unregistered peptide products sold illegally online and via social media. These substances, including BPC-157 and retatrutide, have not undergone state registration and pose severe health risks such as organ damage and hormonal disruption. The ministry is coordinating with international partners and urges the public to report illicit sellers and seek medical help if they experience adverse effects.
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- Israel's Ministry of Health warns against buying unregistered peptide products sold online.
- Illicit drugs marketed for weight loss, muscle gain, and anti-aging pose severe health risks.
- Identified dangerous substances include BPC-157, GHK-Cu, CJC-1295, TB-500, and retatrutide.
- Unregistered products can cause irreversible organ damage, kidney failure, and hormonal imbalances.
- Israel is collaborating with international health authorities on this issue.
- The public is urged to report illegal sellers and seek medical help if unwell.
Israel's Ministry of Health has issued an urgent warning to citizens, strongly advising against the purchase and use of unregistered peptide products. These substances are being illicitly sold through dubious online platforms and social media, marketed as rapid weight loss aids, muscle builders, anti-aging treatments, and endurance enhancers. Ministry officials emphasized that these injectable solutions and tablets have not undergone state registration and pose a severe life threat. According to the regulator's press service, the products are circulating through "shadow channels" without any oversight from pharmaceutical inspectors. Among the dangerous substances identified are BPC-157, GHK-Cu, CJC-1295, and TB-500, along with retatrutide, an experimental obesity treatment currently in clinical trials that lacks official approval in Israel and most other countries. The distribution of these formulas via closed groups creates a direct risk of uncontrolled use of unstudied, unfinished medical developments. Ministry specialists highlighted that using drugs from underground sources can cause irreversible internal organ damage, including toxic liver damage, kidney failure, drastic blood sugar fluctuations, and severe hormonal disruptions. The production of these compounds in makeshift workshops often leads to bacterial contamination and the presence of dangerous technical impurities concealed from buyers. The Israeli Ministry of Health has coordinated its efforts with international partners, noting similar alerts from health authorities in Canada and Australia. Ministry representative Shira Solomon stated that acquiring any injectable substances outside of licensed pharmacies carries a direct risk of poisoning. The service leadership urged individuals experiencing health deterioration to seek immediate medical attention and to report underground sellers to the government hotline "Kol HaBriut."
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