The European Medicines Agency reports hundreds of fake profiles and advertisements, especially for diabetes and weight-loss medicines.

Omissions

• The exact figure of 'hundreds' of fake profiles and advertisements does not appear explicitly in the sources retrieved; the EMA/HMA statement and secondary reporting confirm the phenomenon (fake profiles and adverts, sharp rise) but the precise count could not be independently verified.
• The EMA warning was a joint EMA/HMA statement (4 September 2025) and several national competent authorities (e.g. HPRA in Ireland) also issued parallel requests to platforms such as Meta and Shopify; the claim attributes the report solely to EMA.
• Sources describing the warning were published in September 2025, i.e. before the 2026-10-05 session date, so the MEP could have known them.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Medicines Agency (EMA) — News: Warning about sharp rise in illegal medicines sold in the EUIllegal medicines marketed as GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss and diabetes pose serious risk to health.
• PrimaryAIFA (Italian Medicines Agency) — EMA/HMA joint statement on falsified GLP-1 medicinesIn recent months there has been a sharp rise in the number of illegal medicines marketed as GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide, liraglutide and tirzepatide for weight loss and diabetes. These products, often sold via [fraudulent websites and social media].
• SecondaryThe Medicine Maker — Regulators Sound Alarm on Dangers of Unapproved and Illicit GLP-1 Drugs...GLP-1 agonists, including semaglutide, liraglutide, and tirzepatide, being sold via fraudulent websites, social media ads, and fake profiles.
• SecondaryFirstword Pharma — Urgent warning of fraudulent websites and adverts promoting [GLP-1]...fake profiles and adverts from their platforms. According to Grainne Power, Director of Compliance, HPRA, in recent weeks there has been an upsurge in fake [profiles and adverts].
• SecondaryIrish Medical Times (IMT) — Four times as many illegal obesity medicines seizedIt has requested Shopify and Meta to intercede to proactively identify and remove product listings, fake profiles and adverts from their [platforms].