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Weight loss drugs have helped many people on their weight management journey, and now new research is showing that they may have more benefits. Eating a varied diet, prioritising whole foods and remembering what constitutes a ‘healthy weight’ however, is still important.
07 Jul 2025
Keir Starmer raised the possibility of pharmacies providing weight loss jabs and appeared to contradict chief pharmaceutical officer David Webb in the process.
03 Jul 2025
MHRA launches study as hundreds of GLP-1 users hospitalised
27 Jun 2025
Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) is now available through NHS primary care services in England to restricted groups of patients under three year roll-out plan.
24 Jun 2025
The National Pharmacy Association said regulations and guidance must "keep pace” with the huge demand for weight loss medicines.
05 Jun 2025
David Webb said there is an appetite within Government to explore “different” ways of delivering them outside of general practice.
19 May 2025
National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard cautioned pharmacies must be properly funded to provide injections on the NHS.
02 May 2025
The General Pharmaceutical Council warned registrants not to advertise prescription-only medicines or face the regulatory consequences.
11 Apr 2025
Regulator receives concerns around pharmacies selling unregulated weight loss injections.
10 Apr 2025
The Medical Defence Union said GPs must have “a robust system in place to gather relevant information before a prescription is provided.”
07 Feb 2025
The National Pharmacy Association said “tougher regulation” is needed “amid a prediction of a new year’s boom in demand."
27 Jan 2025
Shaunagh McElroy pleaded guilty to 18 charges of unlawfully possessing prescription drugs.
15 Jan 2025
The public is split over whether weight-loss injections should be offered on the NHS, with 37 per cent for and 32 per cent opposed.
26 Nov 2024
Weight loss injections listed as a contributing factor in Susan McGowan's death.
11 Nov 2024
We are all familiar with the sayings “trust your gut” and “follow your gut” but what is this intuitive value we have placed here? Training Matters explores why the gut has become known as the epicentre of health and how to maintain it.
25 Mar 2024
The treatment was only available at a health clinic or pharmacy because it needs to be stored between two and eight degrees Celsius.
08 Mar 2024
