I was minutes from death after taking 'Barbie drug' everyone needs to be warned What is Melanotan II the drug that the TGA urges consumers to avoid? Hannah Tittensor and her boyfriend Ben Dunlop have been injecting themselves with an illegal tanning drug called Melanotan for three years. On top of that, they use sunbeds regularly and slather themselves 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 What is Melanotan II, the drug that consumers are urged to avoid? Insights into Tanning Biology and Tanning Products JCAD The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology