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Nurse's Death in U.K. Linked to Weight Loss Drug Mounjaro

December 4, 2024 | Environment

A 58-year-old nurse's death has been linked to the popular weight loss drug tirzepatide, sold under the brand name Mounjaro. While her certificate of death lists "multiple organ failure, septic shock, and pancreatitis" as the immediate cause of her passing, "the use of prescribed tirzepatide" is listed as a contributing factor. Susan McGowan had only taken two low-dose injections of the drug over the...

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