Fake Botox has sickened patients nationwide. Here’s what to know — and what to avoid

Image caption: The CDC and FDA are investigating reports of patients in nearly a dozen U.S. states being injected with counterfeit Botox. Image credit: Jens Kalaene / picture alliance via Getty Images. Article by Rachel Treisman. NPR – April 19, 2024. Updates: CDC press release – Botulism.

Beware, Botox users: Public health authorities are warning that counterfeit versions of the injectable are circulating — and have already made patients sick — in several U.S. states. Nineteen people reported harmful reactions to botulinum toxin injections as of last Friday, including nine who were hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a release. They are located in nine states: […]

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