Overview
- Federal prosecutors charged Nicole Millen with one count of causing a drug to be misbranded after interstate shipment, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
- Case filings say clients were given Chorulon, a veterinary prescription product containing hCG labeled for animal use only and not approved for human use or for weight loss.
- Investigators allege Millen and staff ordered the drug from an Illinois supplier, mixed it with a diluent, drew it into unlabeled syringes, stored them in clinic refrigerators, and distributed them to customers.
- Authorities say Millen is not a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, veterinarian, or other medical professional, and she operated Renu Medical and Weight Loss and Choice Restorative Medicine in the Pittsburgh area.
- Court records indicate she is scheduled on Nov. 18 to waive arraignment and enter a guilty plea, and investigators have not disclosed how many patients received the injections or whether complications occurred.