Weight loss

Public health

GPs failing to gather information before weight loss prescriptions issued face legal action

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 , 1 Min Article

Public health

NPA: GPhC failing to address safety risks of online weight loss drugs supply

The National Pharmacy Association said “tougher regulation” is needed “amid a prediction of a new year’s boom in demand."

27 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

Legal

Salon owner fined over £3k for unlawful possession of weight loss drugs

Shaunagh McElroy pleaded guilty to 18 charges of unlawfully possessing prescription drugs.

15 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Public not convinced by weight loss jabs suggests Ipsos survey

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 , 1 Min Article

Medication safety

Scottish nurse died after buying Mounjaro from online pharmacy

Weight loss injections listed as a contributing factor in Susan McGowan's death.

11 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

A gut feeling

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 , 1 Min Article

Public health

Superdrug starts delivering Mounjaro weight loss drug to patients’ homes

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 , 1 Min Article

Public health

Superdrug launches Wegovy weight loss service in health clinics

Patients will talk to a nurse about their weight loss goals, medical history, blood pressure and body mass index.

08 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Weight loss drugs: should we believe the hype?

Does the repurposing of incretin-based therapies as anti-obesity agents warrant all the hype? And can the NHS deliver such medications equitably, safely and sustainably, given the recent problems with shortages as demand soars?

04 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article