News about Mounjaro • weight loss

As the NHS rollout of Mounjaro begins in GP practices, we're urging the government to include community pharmacies in their plans 🗞️See our comments today across national media platforms ⬇️ @OlivierPicardUK @guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/23/nhs-begins-mass-rollout-of-weight-loss-jabs-to-patients-in-england

Today? #Mounjaro is launched into the #NHS Link: www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglz4xyk7w9o My views on it via @bmj_latest It now opens up a 2 tier system... "The interim guidance will also leave primary care clinicians in the lurch. Because only a fraction of the population will be pic.x.com/gEIbPZjDnV

"We want GPs to have the basic knowledge to prioritise patient safety and demystify side effects." Academics @KingsCollegeLon and @uniofeastanglia have released guidance for GPs on how to manage patients who may be privately accessing weight loss drugs www.kcl.ac.uk/news/guidance-issued-gps-managing-weight-loss-injection-patients

Weight loss injections are not yet available from all GPs across England. Please be patient if your GP is not able to prescribe for you, yet - it's coming... www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglz4xyk7w9o