Weight Loss Injections

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Prescriptions for Weight Loss Jabs (mounjaro) are now available to be prescribed at GP surgeries.

The first group of patients who will be able to receive a prescription are;

  • people with four out of five of the following conditions: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart and vascular disease, high cholesterol and obstructive sleep apnoea
  • a BMI of 40 or over (or 37.5 if from a minority ethnic background)

Please do not contact the surgery for a prescription if you do not fit this criteria.

When can I get Mounjaro if I don’t fit the criteria right now?

Interim guidance from NHS England, external suggests Mounjaro will be available to some 220,000 people over the next three years.

Their current plan suggests it may be available in phases:

  • June 2026: expanded to include people with a BMI of 35 to 39.9 who have four out of five conditions listed above
  • April 2027: also offered to people with a BMI of 40 and above who have just three out of five conditions listed above

The health watchdog, NICE, will then take stock of how the rollout has been going and decide if it is the right to time to offer it to more people with obesity.

Around 3.4 million people are likely to be eligible over the next 12 years, estimates suggest.

We are waiting further updates and guidance from our ICB which we will share accordingly once this has been received.

For full article visit; Mounjaro weight loss jab available at GPs – to select few – BBC News