India’s Obesity Crisis Meets ‘Miracle Drugs’ — Are We 'Flying Blind' Into Another Health Disaster?

GLP-1 drugs may be hailed as a medical breakthrough in obesity care, but Indian experts warn they are no cosmetic quick-fix. Top doctors cautioned that misuse of these powerful clinical tools — now increasingly accessible without prescriptions—could trigger a public health disaster. With no real-time pharmacovigilance system in place, India is “flying blind,” experts said. They urged that a regulatory oversight to prevent black-market sales and off-label misuse is a must.

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