We went undercover to investigate the booming market for Mounjaro, an injectable that apart from type-II diabetes, can also be prescribed by specialist doctors for severe and complicated obesity. Effective for weight loss, it is not meant for everyone and should not be used without medical advice.

But, as we found, the prescription-only drug is available on tap. From chemist shops and online sellers agreeing to sell Mounjaro without a prescription to unauthorised doctors prescribing the drug as part of beauty treatments in aesthetic salons, many are profiting from India’s obsession with weight-loss – at a steep cost to the health of users.

Watch our investigation.

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