Why Mounjaro's Connection to 120 Deaths Is Sparking Alarm

More than 200 deaths have been reported to health regulators as potentially linked to popular weight-loss injections, according to newly released figures, with one brand of the drug being more lethal than others. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has also received reports of more than 158,000 suspected adverse reactions involving the medications, which have surged in popularity in recent years. Report claims over 200 deaths linked to weight loss injections Weight loss injections have been linked to over 200 deaths.

Credit: coldsnowstorm/Getty Patients and healthcare professionals can report suspected side effects from medicines through the MHRA’s Yellow Card scheme. However, the regulator stresses that reports do not prove a medicine caused a reaction or death - only that there is a suspicion of a possible link. The regulator said it continues to monitor the safety of GLP-1 medications, including reviewing scientific research and reports submitted by patients and healthcare professionals.

"As with all medicines, the safety of GLP-1s is kept under continual review, including emerging evidence from spontaneous data and scientific publications," the MHRA said. It added that any new safety concerns would be communicated quickly. "Any potential updates regarding the safety of these medicines would be promptly communicated to patients and healthcare professionals, and appropriate steps taken to mitigate any identified risk," the spokesperson said.