Can a multi-million VND injection pen help you lose weight quickly?
Besides dietary supplements or coffee for losing weight, there is currently a foreign-made injection pen on the market that is advertised as having the ability to quickly lose weight.
Spcell GLP-1 Semaglutide weight loss injection pen with the same shape as a diabetes injection pen is considered a "miracle drug" that helps you lose weight quickly without the need for exercise or diet.
The outer packaging is all in Japanese, buyers are mainly guided by online sellers, the origin and quality are unknown.
Just go to social networking sites, search for "weight loss injection pen" and you will see a series of advertisements. A Facebook social networking account posted the information: "Spcell Lab GLP-1 Semaglutide weight loss injection pen is recognized by the FDA for overweight and obese people. The main ingredient is Semaglutide - clinically proven to help support weight loss."
The seller also instructed how to use it by injecting into the skin under the abdomen and arms; inject once a week. Depending on the amount of weight you want to lose, you will use a different number of injection pens. Lose 3 - 4kg by injecting 2 pens; 6 - 8kg by injecting 4 pens; 10 - 15kg by injecting 8 pens with the price being not cheap - from 3.8 million to 4.5 million/pen.
Ms. Le Chi (52 years old, Ha Dong) said that she saw many friends using this type of injection pen, and on social networks saw advertisements that it was effective for weight loss without much effort, and could help lose 15kg in one course, so she intended to buy it.
However, because she did not see any testing documents or asked at the pharmacy but could not find this type of pen, she asked her friend in Japan to ask the doctor there and was advised not to buy it. The Spcell CLP-1 Semaglutide pen is an injectable drug that can support the treatment of type 2 diabetes but is not used for weight loss.
Be careful not to "buy a pig in a poke"
Talking to Lao Dong, Dr. Lam Van Hoang, Head of the Department of Endocrinology - Diabetes, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City said: "Drugs containing the active ingredient GLP - 1 were originally diabetes drugs, but later during the research process, they discovered the effect of weight loss on healthy people. Therefore, recently GLP - 1 has been used to treat obesity.
In Vietnam, there is currently only one GLP-1, Liraglutide, which is indicated for both diabetes and obesity treatment and is allowed to be used, but must be prescribed by a doctor.
The seller's claim that you can lose up to 15kg in a 5-6 month course is impossible. People should not believe such advertisements.
Doctor Lam Van Hoang also warned that the weight loss injection pens being sold on social networks are not licensed. Therefore, people should not arbitrarily buy weight loss injection pens being sold on social networks or they will "lose money and get sick". Furthermore, due to the high demand for weight loss pens, there will be a situation of fake drugs, poor quality goods and unknown origin.
Experts also recommend that people should choose a healthy, scientific way to lose weight, such as combining a healthy diet and regular daily exercise, which is both good for health and helps maintain body shape.
