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Adverts promoting prescription-only weight loss pills to public are banned

The ads for Voy, Juniper and MedExpress all promoted prescription-only medicines to the public, which is banned in the UK, the ASA found.

Covered by 2 sources from United Kingdom. First reported by Evening Standard ·

How 2 newspapers cover this story

  1. Evening StandardUnited KingdomFirst report

    Adverts promoting prescription-only weight loss pills to public are banned

    The ads for Voy, Juniper and MedExpress all promoted prescription-only medicines to the public, which is banned in the UK, the ASA found.

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  2. The IndependentUnited Kingdom

    Adverts promoting prescription-only weight loss pills to public are banned

    The ads for Voy, Juniper and MedExpress all promoted prescription-only medicines to the public, which is banned in the UK, the ASA found.

Coverage details

2 outlets from United Kingdom are covering this story: Evening Standard and The Independent. Evening Standard and The Independent published it almost at the same time, on November 4, 2026.

Key names in the coverage: Voy, Juniper, MedExpress and ASA.

In total 3 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.

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