The price of ‘King Kong’ fat jab Mounjaro will almost triple from September adding a potential £2,704 a year to the cost of the drug.
Manufacturer Lilly has announced plans to hike the amount it charges private providers in the UK to bring it into line with ‘other developed countries’.
It also cited clinical research into the effectiveness of the injections, saying it demonstrates its ‘value’.
The hike comes after US President Donald Trump complained that Americans pay more for drugs than other nations, saying they ‘subsidise the health care of foreign countries’.
The list price of a 15mg KwikPen, which is the highest dose available and enough for four weekly shots, will increase from £122 to £330.
