THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has warned consumers not to use Melanotan-I, Melanotan-II and similar injectable tanning products which it says can cause serious side effects.
The items are usually bought online often from overseas websites.
Adverse effects from the products can include moles and freckles, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, facial flushing, involuntary stretching and yawning or even spontaneous erections.
The TGA warned it was illegal to import Melanotan or any other injectable into Australia without a script from a medical practitioner.
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