Doctors have warned people not to use so called 'Barbie Doll' tanning injections bought over the internet Irish Mirror The weight loss drug Melanotan 2, also known as the Barbie drug, has taken social media by storm. Melanotan 2 is widely promoted online, despite it being illegal and dangerous in the UK. Amber Haque It doesn't take much to fall down the Barbie Drug rabbit hole. In self tanner subreddits and on TikTok Shop, the tanning injectionaka Melanotan IIis marketed as a self tanner alternative that works by What is Melanotan II the drug that the TGA urges consumers to avoid? What is the 'Barbie drug' and should authorities be worried? ABC News No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky. Blush