25 h. ago Thousands in England unable to access weight loss jabs via GP, figures reveal

Doctors say NHS rollout not fit for purpose with fewer than half of commissioning bodies prescribing MounjaroThousands of patients in England are unable to access weight loss jabs via their GP, figures reveal, as doctors warn that the NHS rollout is “not fit for purpose”.Family doctors got the green light to prescribe the drugs for the first time in June. About 220,000 people with “greatest need” were set to receive Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide and made by Eli Lilly, on the NHS over the next three years. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago NHS rollout of weight loss jabs 'not fit for purpose' amid 'postcode lottery'

The NHS rollout of Mounjaro started in June but an investigation by the British Medical Journal suggests the jabs are being rationed

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31 h. ago Both Mounjaro and Wegovy failed me and now I'm using this black market 'Godzilla' jab to shed the pounds. I know the risks... but the weight loss is staggering and it's cheaper than the rest

Users on the drug, stronger than anything else on the market, promise it shifts weight in a way semaglutide and Mounjaro can't. But it is still in clinical trials.

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33 h. ago Forget weight loss! Ozempic could help drug addicts: Miracle jabs can slash cocaine use by a quarter, world first research finds

Semaglutide-the powerful ingredient behind Wegovy and Ozempic-has long been hailed a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity.

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46 h. ago I have lost 21kg on Mounjaro, dropping from a size 18 to a size 10 in just six months... but now I fear coming off it will trigger the debilitating condition that's haunted my life

Scrolling through her online application for weight-loss jabs, Lauren Malone came to the section she had dreaded: Have you ever been diagnosed with an eating disorder?

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62 h. ago The unsexy reality of what weight loss jabs does to relationships: TRACEY COX warns how getting thin could cost you your sex life or your marriage

Weight loss injections like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can be life changing - but according to sexpert Tracey Cox, these changes may not always be positive.

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2 d. ago 'Britain's Lip King' is found selling weight loss jabs on Facebook despite being on police bail after mother

The beautician, from Dudley, appears to be flogging jabs and teeth whitening treatments online while boasting of his lavish lifestyle on the Cape Verde island of Boa Vista.

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2 d. ago Susannah Jowitt: What it feels like being the only fat woman left among my friends

Nine years ago I embarked on a weight-loss mission. I shed four-and-a-half stone walking four miles a day and doing an hour in the gym every morning.

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3 d. ago Urgent warning over experimental 'Godzilla' weight loss jab after surge in demand on black market

UK law forbids the possession of any unlicensed medication like Retatrutide. Doing so could result in a fine and up to two years in prison.

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3 d. ago BBC Strictly stars 'on weight loss jabs' sparking fears about durability on show

A TV insider said that use of the fat loss injections is 'rife' among the Strictly Come Dancing stars this year

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4 d. ago My partner and I share ONE Mounjaro prescription to cut costs... we take turns to use the jab and have lost 3 stone. I've never felt better despite doctors' dire warning

Couples all have their domestic routines and share of the chores. Who walks the dog, who puts the bin out? But my partner and I have one that's a little unusual...

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4 d. ago Lorraine star reveals four stone weight loss after using Mounjaro jabs

Appearing on the ITV daytime show today, financial expert Claer Barrett revealed her four stone weight loss after using Mounjaro, as she joined Dr Hilary on the sofa

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4 d. ago NHS weight loss jabs hit 200 prescriptions an HOUR as Mounjaro costs soar

MAPPED: The rate of NHS Mounjaro prescriptions across England as the price hike comes into effect

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4 d. ago I lost 5 stone in 12 weeks without taking fat jabs like Mounjaro

It was on Facebook that Lyn Fox came across Slimpod - an app that promises to change the mindset of people struggling to diet. Today, against all the odds, she is 5st lighter.

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5 d. ago Weight loss jab Mounjaro cuts heart failure risk by more than half, study shows

The Mirror attended the world's biggest heart conference in Madrid and heard how weight loss injections cut heart patients’ risk of being hospitalised or dying early

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5 d. ago Weight loss jabs like Ozempic and Mounjaro can keep heart failure patients out of hospital

Researchers said millions more patients could soon be offered the likes of Wegovy to extend their life as they hailed their 'dramatic benefits'.

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5 d. ago ‘It’s not a miracle drug!’ Tory peer vents frustrations about failing to lose pounds on weight

Tory peer and former minister Lord Vaizey has joined Westminster’s latest craze for weight loss injections – but has been disappointed by the results

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5 d. ago Weight loss jabs could keep heart failure patients out of hospital

Semaglutide and Tirzepatide could help patients with heart condition HFpEF

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7 d. ago Mounjaro price war breaks out as users scramble to find best deal

The price of the weight-loss drug Mounjaro will increase nationwide on Monday

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7 d. ago Asda among first to increase price of Mounjaro early over ‘high demand’ for drugs

Asda said it understood the price rise for Mounjaro ahead of Monday, September 1 was ‘frustrating’ for shoppers

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