Warning over ‘Barbie’ drug
The injectable agent can cause dangerous adverse events, the regulator says
The TGA is urging people keen on tanning to steer clear of a so-called image-enhancing substance dubbed the ‘Barbie’ drug.
The watchdog is warning that the unlicensed agents Melanotan-I and Melanotan-II — sold online for as little as $80 a vial — can cause kidney failure, impaired liver function and rhabdomyolysis.
