Lifestyle

The medicines regulator has approved the use of semaglutide injections to “reduce the risk” of “serious heart problems” in overweight adults. 

Northern Ireland health minister Mike Nesbitt has revealed that the country has successfully prosecuted one person, with four more “pending”, on charges related to weight loss drug supply.

The pharmacists’ union has alerted its members over prescribing Wegovy, warning them that they face possible regulatory action if they prescribe GLP-1RA weight loss drugs online using newly released guidance.

UK pharmacies can now offer new weight loss injection Mounjaro privately as of yesterday, a pharmacy services provider has announced.

Consilient Health is to launch a new smoking cessation product this month.    

Pharmacy contractors have expressed their frustration after facing “disgraceful” Wegovy purchasing quotas from a major wholesaler, while an online pharmacy has been able to purchase at least 10 times more stock.

Private respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and dengue fever vaccination services are now available in community pharmacies in a “first” for the sector, a clinical services provider has announced.  

The majority of large pharmacy multiples are rolling out weight loss drug Wegovy to patients via private services, C+D can reveal.

Pharmacies look set to pioneer the private provision of obesity drug Wegovy as it launches in the UK today.

Weight loss drugs could be prescribed via digital platforms to help support patients with weight-related co-morbidities, NICE has said in new draft guidance.