A woman who purchased weight-loss jab Mounjaro online says she is now considering coming off the drug, as she believe it is causing her to lose hair. Rebecca Quarmby lost two stone (12.7kg) on a Slimming World programme, but decided to opt for the jab to lose further weight.
She told the BBC’s Natalie Bell that she doesn’t believe her GP would have prescribed the jab, had she approached them.
Hair loss is listed as a “common” side effect, according to Mounjaro’s patient information leaflet.
There are also other concerns related to the jab, with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency warning the drug could make contraceptive pills less likely to work.
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