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Pharmacists are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential repercussions of weight loss injection-users are taking up micro-dosing.

This is due to the significant hygiene problems that can occur from reusing the same needle several times, as patients look to make one pen last.

With a +5,000% increase in UK searches over the past month for “microdosing Mounjaro”, many are not aware of the health implications that could come from taking less than their prescribed dose.

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Jason Murphy, Head of Pharmacy and weight loss injection expert at Chemist4U , said: “There has been an increase in weight loss injection users experimenting with their dosing, such as microdosing to make pens last longer.

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