NPA chairman Olivier Picard said ‘many more people are interested in getting weight loss jabs than would actually be suitable for treatment’.
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The booming demand for weight loss jabs may be unsustainable, pharmacists warn.
Many more patients are interested in using weight loss medication than are actually suitable for treatment, according to the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), which represents more than 6,000 independent community pharmacies.
Industry group says treatments may need to be restricted to the most overweight
Patients may eventually access weight-loss jabs at pharmacies in a drive to ‘turn the tide’ on rising obesity, Professor Sir…
Some 2.9 per cent of people surveyed said they use jabs to lose weight
Almost 80 per cent of private prescriptions for weight loss jabs are for women, research reveals
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Weight-loss jab users admitted they would buy the drugs on social media or from a retailer who is not a registered manufacturer…
