Health · Pharma & Biotech · 18 hrs ago
Malaysians turn to cheaper online vials of weight-loss drug
More Malaysians are turning to online weight-loss drug vials as a cheaper option.
One is Bey, a 34-year-old woman in Kuala Lumpur.
She started taking Mounjaro about a year ago and said she found it hard to go back after beginning treatment.
When her prescription became too expensive, she found a cheaper vial online.
Bey said the drug reduced her appetite and hunger.
During a recent trip to Jakarta for food, she barely ate, she recalled.
The available account does not say what happens next or provide further details about the online trade.
Malaysians are turning to cheaper online vials after prescriptions for the weight-loss drug Mounjaro become too expensive.
Bey*, a 34-year-old from Kuala Lumpur, said she found a cheaper vial online.
She began taking the drug about a year ago.
She said the drug reduced her appetite, including during a recent trip to Jakarta.
- Who
- Malaysians, including Bey*, a 34-year-old from Kuala Lumpur.
- What
- Some are buying cheaper online vials of Mounjaro after prescriptions become too expensive.
- When
- Bey said she started taking the drug about a year ago. She recently travelled to Jakarta.
- Where
- Malaysia; Bey is from Kuala Lumpur. She recently visited Jakarta.
- Why
- Her Mounjaro prescription became too expensive, so she found a cheaper vial online.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bey started taking the weight-loss drug.
Bey travelled to Jakarta for a food trip and said she barely ate.
- Drug
- Mounjaro
- Bey's age
- 34
- Bey's home city
- Kuala Lumpur
- Time taking drug
- About a year
What people are saying
I didn’t feel like eating, I didn’t feel hungry