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Diabetes drug authorised for weight management and loss – MHRA

A diabetes drug has been authorised to help obese and overweight adults with weight management and loss, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Such patients with weight-related health problems – such as ...

08 Nov 2023 at 21:42

More info needed on weight-loss jab’s impact on type 2 diabetes – Nice

More information is needed on a weight-loss jab’s effectiveness in treating type 2 diabetes before it is recommended for NHS use, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has said. The recommendation for tirzepatide, ...

27 Jun 2023 at 08:43

Weight loss drug could be supplied to UK ‘in weeks’ after new format approval

Weight loss drug approved in four-dose injection pen format by MHRA

A weight loss drug newly approved in a four-dose injection pen format by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) could be supplied to the UK “within weeks”. Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide, is a diabetes drug ...

25 Jan 2024 at 22:37

Weight loss jab recommended to treat type 2 diabetes

Another weight loss jab has been given the green light for NHS use, with about 180,000 people with type 2 diabetes expected to benefit. Tirzepatide – also known as Mounjaro – can be used as an option for those who do not have the ...

08 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Wes Streeting says weight-loss jabs for jobless obese people is not ‘dystopian’

The Health Secretary has said offering weight loss jabs to unemployed obese people is not “dystopian”. Wes Streeting said a trial to test if anti-obesity injections can increase employment and ease pressure on the NHS may be a ...

20 Oct 2024 at 14:52

Diabetes drug recommended to treat obesity on the NHS

The type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro has been recommended to help obese people lose weight on the NHS. Mounjaro – also known as tirzepatide and made by Eli Lilly – is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist, a family of ...

04 Jun 2024 at 13:49

Weight loss jabs could be transformative, says outgoing NHS England official

Weight loss jabs like mounjaro could be as transformative as statins, the NHS’s top doctor has said. Cholesterol-busting statins are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the UK, with around seven to eight ...

12 Jun 2025 at 16:33

Women lose more weight than men on Mounjaro, analysis finds

Women tend to lose more weight than men when on the weight loss jab Mounjaro, according to analysis. Mounjaro – also known as tirzepatide and made by Eli Lilly – was recommended to treat obesity on the NHS in ...

11 Sept 2024 at 23:01

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