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Warning against injectable Tan |
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22-June-2009
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is warning people not to use an unlicensed medicine called Melanotan, which is being advertised and sold illegally as an injectable tan on the internet and in some tanning salons and body building gyms.
Melanotan has not been tested for safety, quality or effectiveness. Therefore it is not known what the possible side effects are or how serious they could be. People should be aware of this should they be offered the product.
David Carter, head of the Medicine Borderline Section at the MHRA said: “We are warning people not to use this product. Do not be fooled into thinking that Melanotan offers a shortcuts to a safer and a more even tan." |