GPs to roll out weight-loss jabs to 250k people

Drug to initially be offered to people with BMI over 40 with at least four other health problems linked to obesity

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Drug to initially be offered to people with BMI over 40 with at least four other health problems linked to obesity

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An estimated 2.4 million people are taking weight-loss drugs in the UK, with most of them accessing treatment privately

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About 220,000 patients expected to receive Mounjaro over three years as GPs can prescribe the drugs for the first time

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Patients may eventually access weight-loss jabs at pharmacies in a drive to ‘turn the tide’ on rising obesity, Professor Sir…

independent.co.uk11 mesi fa

An estimated 2.4 million people are taking weight-loss drugs in the UK, with most of them accessing treatment privately

independent.co.uk2 mesi fa

Around 29% of the adult population in the UK is obese

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People who are not obese but overweight and at risk of serious cardiovascular events eligible for weekly jabs

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