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The dark side of slimming jabs, pills
However, safety and death have risen after mounjaro, a key slimming jab that Ugandans use, was flagged by European countries. The same slimming drug has also been placed under investigation after more than 200 died in UK, a year after using it. The jabs were linked to pancreatic disorders.
A nurse injects a patient with a KwikPen of the drug mounjaro, containing the active ingredient tirzepatide, as part of her treatment for obesity. The drug has been associated with pancreatic disorders after 200 users died in the UK.
By: John Musenze, Journalist @New Vision
Ugandans battling excess weight are increasingly turning to powerful injectable medicines to shed kilogrammes.
However, following the recent deaths of 200 people in the UK after taking the
However, following the recent deaths of 200 people in the UK after taking the