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<p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) enforces the Human
Medicines Regulations 2012 on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care. Buying any medicinal product, including second generation glucagon-like peptide
1 weight management medications, from illegally trading online suppliers significantly
increases the risk of getting a product which is either falsified or not licensed
for use in the United Kingdom. The MHRA continues to work with social media and online
sales platforms to build strong partnerships to identify and quickly remove illegal
medicines from sale and to identify those unlawfully trading in medicines. We work
with partners to remove web content where we can, and to block harmful URLs and domain
names.</p><p>The MHRA works to prevent false customer feedback from promoting illegal
online suppliers and has arrangements in place with major search engine providers
to delist offending domain names. The MHRA also works with payment providers to disrupt
the processing of payments via illegal sites. The MHRA will take appropriate enforcement
action, including, where necessary, prosecuting those who put public health at risk.</p>
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