Post AycB2PyWoPdUe8QuMS by Callalily@a2mi.social
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(DIR) Post #AycApzMHwlWkcYcUr2 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-27T00:29:14Z
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I don't know what this is but it seems very bad it's being sold on aliexpress for $18 These are... vials for injecting a drug. There are many similar products, and you can even get them custom with logos of your choice!What's in them? Oh you know "Weight loss peptide" (???)Kinda seems like maybe this shouldn't be sold ... anywhere? This is where people are getting these fake drugs in bulk. With the tariff on drugs coming what could go wrong?Is there any way to report this?
(DIR) Post #AycB2PyWoPdUe8QuMS by Callalily@a2mi.social
2025-09-27T00:31:27Z
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@futurebird I don't know if there's anyone to report it to anymore.
(DIR) Post #AycBIrsQqGpFobQRTE by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-27T00:34:28Z
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@Callalily I really hope it's just water or something.
(DIR) Post #AycBfobz9GBwLffttg by GGMcBG@mstdn.plus
2025-09-27T00:38:32Z
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@futurebird Any investors with a K and a Jr. somewhere in their name?
(DIR) Post #AycBoInsmOFSItHpT6 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-27T00:40:09Z
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@GGMcBG It's not even a particular compound or brand... just vials of "stuff" they do not explain that clearly is meant to be rebranded and sold as fake ozempic or whatever.
(DIR) Post #AycCDWsvYvaLDRfwTA by GGMcBG@mstdn.plus
2025-09-27T00:44:40Z
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@futurebird It's madness. I went to AliX once to peruse after seeing a sweet Pizza Hut glass lamp for $50. Didn't get the lamp, haven't been back. Is it really just a below-radar international clearing-house for absolutely any bootleg trash until it's deemed too-noticeably illegal? That's always the vibe I get reading about it.
(DIR) Post #AycCLgoUX4h2KDUXo0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-27T00:46:11Z
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@GGMcBG I'm actually a huge fan of aliexpress for somethings. You are always buying from the particular person who sells the thing and there are some good little shops. However there is also... well this.
(DIR) Post #AycHZYVIiuWkNWwkhE by adrake@sfba.social
2025-09-27T01:44:40Z
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@futurebird there's a report button somewhere on the page, but when I've tried reporting other stuff they've always responded saying it wasn't a violation of their rules 🤷🏻♂️Ozempic (semaglutide) is a modified peptide so I imagine that's what they're trying to hint at. Your guess is as good as mine as to what's in the vial. It might even be semaglutide! There is a big market for prescription drugs from overseas to get around exorbitant US patented drug prices. But from a random seller on AliExpress I'd guess it's just a scam.
(DIR) Post #AycRS7ByrsWvBh05tA by irizoris@hcommons.social
2025-09-27T03:35:16Z
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@futurebird Consumer Protection or Consumer Reports?
(DIR) Post #AycSM2wHrsbMDIKWuG by paul@oldfriends.live
2025-09-27T03:45:28Z
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@futurebird They are drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic (semaglutide), Saxenda (liraglutide), and Zepbound (tirzepatide)."Weight loss peptides are synthetic or naturally derived short amino acid chains that mimic hormones to help regulate appetite and metabolism, potentially increasing fat burning and muscle mass"https://www.health.com/peptides-for-weight-loss-8681712Mayo Clinic:https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/semaglutide-subcutaneous-route/description/drg-20406730
(DIR) Post #AycSZh2w3sb8Mtwmiu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-27T03:47:58Z
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@paul I don't see how it could be those drugs when they need to be stored and shipped cold.
(DIR) Post #Aycrf07h3lpPpsngLA by noodlemaz@med-mastodon.com
2025-09-27T08:29:01Z
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@futurebird @paul yeah it won't be. And even if it were 'just' water, that's a danger both to people buying it for themselves (injection itself carries risks) and customers buying it unaware from grifters.This is a widespread problem, unfortunately.
(DIR) Post #AycvAm7WxMLlXKZCdM by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-27T09:08:25Z
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@noodlemaz @paul Probably not illegal to sell these ... props. But it's very obvious the intended use, and their ideal customer, is someone who is selling fake drugs. Possibly sketchy weight loss "clinics" who might sell one-off injections of things they claim to be name brand drungs... possibly online sellers who will push this stuff out to the desperate. And maybe that's who I could tell about this. Drug companies. They are wicked and powerful. I can learn to think in this new economy.
(DIR) Post #Ayf7JTIJuLLjWNRkOW by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-28T10:33:47Z
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@helianthropy which colors?
(DIR) Post #Ayf7bxiVXLEL5SVqJk by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-09-28T10:37:09Z
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@helianthropy "color" is just the default category the aliexpress database offers sellers for selling variations of a product. They can change it to be whatever they want, eg "size" or "type" whatever. But often they don't bother to change it if they post the listing in a hurry. This is just another sign of the seller of the ***inject-able medical product*** being sloppy. And not even the worst sign IMO.
(DIR) Post #AyfGKRRp9swNfeQgfQ by epicdemiologist@wandering.shop
2025-09-28T12:14:51Z
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@futurebird @helianthropy best case scenario is this is one of those scams where you send off money and get back a photo of some vials. At least that won't kill anybody.
(DIR) Post #AyfN8nBFEMwRHG4CLw by nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social
2025-09-28T13:31:12Z
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@futurebird @helianthropy I've seen this on Amazon and some others from time to time too. I'm not sure if it's even necessarily a default anymore. It may be that they got so used to that that they legitimately think it's the correct word to use just to mean "same category."
(DIR) Post #AyfqdSnfx1JPiX1IQa by stevegis_ssg@mas.to
2025-09-28T19:01:41Z
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@futurebird @helianthropy Ah yes, "sloppy," the very thing I want in my provider of "injectable medical product"!