Pharmacies are already facing huge demand for weight-loss pills as the tablets go on sale for the first time, in a move doctors say will transform access to the drug in the UK.
Chemists are bracing for a surge of thousands of new patients coming forward for weight-loss medication when Wegovy pills go on sale from £79 a month on Monday.
However, patients struggling to afford these tablets may have to wait until 2028 to get them on the NHS, experts told The i Paper.
The slow roll-out of weight-loss medication on the NHS risks a “two-tier” gap between those who can and cannot afford private prescriptions, they warned.
Huge demand and pre-order sales for pills
