In Malaysia, a shadow trade in DIY weight-loss jabs takes hold

When her prescription for Mounjaro became too expensive, Bey* did what a growing number of Malaysians are doing: she found a cheaper vial online.

The 34-year-old from Kuala Lumpur started on the weight-loss drug about a year ago and hasn’t looked back since.

“I didn’t feel like eating, I didn’t feel hungry,” she said, recalling flying to Jakarta for a “food trip” recently during which she barely ate.

  

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