It's a week of trending media talk about the dangers of Melanotan. I remember fielding a media interview about Melanotan 7 8 years ago. This trend has been around for a while, but Health warning over banned tanning drug The Canberra Times Canberra, ACT I was minutes from death after taking 'Barbie drug' everyone needs to be warned Tanning from the inside out = Highly Dangerous and Illegal!, Many products advertised on social media platforms promising a tan from the inside out or a tan without sun such as injectable Melanotan is not a tan. It's an unregulated peptide with real risk. As a dermatologist, here's the reality: It has been linked to new and changing moles including cases of