Pharmacies require stricter weight-loss jab checks
Online pharmacies will now have to employ stricter checks to stop people who are already a healthy weight or have a history of eating disorders buying weight-loss jabs. They will no longer be able to dispense the medication,
Weight loss drugs: Pharmacies are told to make stricter checks before prescribing
Online pharmacies in England, Wales, and Scotland will have to carry out stricter checks on people who are buying weight loss drugs, under new regulatory guidance. Pharmacists will no longer be able to dispense weight loss drugs including semaglutide and tirzepatide to patients based purely on an online questionnaire or photos,
UK Pharmacies Regulator Wants Tighter Checks on Weight Loss Injections
Amid growing concern of the overuse and misuse of obesity drugs, the UK’s pharmacies regulator rolled out stricter guidelines for online pharmacies selling medicines including Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro.
Weight loss jabs: Patients in UK to face more stringent checks
People wanting to buy weight loss jabs online will face more stringent checks as part of a shake-up of UK pharmacy rules. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has told online pharmacies they can no longer prescribe the drugs after reading a patient questionnaire,
What is Mounjaro and how does the weight-loss jab work? Pharmacies to face stricter checks for popular drug
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