black market
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Even beyond the black market, the glamorization of testosterone often glosses over the primary, life-altering side effect: reduced fertility.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
Eli Lilly has filed six new lawsuits against U.S. entities that it alleges are selling a version of the company’s investigational weight-loss drug on the black market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“What is being sold on the black market is not a medicine — it is entirely unverified, unapproved and not worth the risk,” David Hyman, Lilly’s chief medical officer, said in a news release.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
What used to be sold on the black market to China or held in storage now makes it to the Gulf Coast, Europe or India.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Because the candles were nearly impossible to find even on the black market, she blew them out immediately after the prayers.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
