Topic: obesity
![NHSE medical director 'alarmed' by reports of inappropriate weight loss drug use](https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NHSE-medical-director-alarmed-by-reports-of-inappropriate-weight-loss-drug-use-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
NHSE medical director 'alarmed' by reports of inappropriate weight loss drug use
14th June 2024
![NICE recommends tirzepatide for NHS primary care](https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NICE-recommends-tirzepatide-for-NHS-primary-care-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
NICE recommends tirzepatide for NHS primary care
7th June 2024
![Semaglutide helps heart failure symptoms in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Semaglutide-helps-heart-failure-symptoms-in-patients-with-obesity-and-type-2-diabetes2-500x350.jpg)
Cardiovascular
Semaglutide helps heart failure symptoms in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes
23rd April 2024
![Mounjaro weight loss service hoped to ease supply issues](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Mounjaro-weight-loss-service-hoped-to-ease-supply-issues-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Mounjaro weight loss service hoped to ease supply issues
16th February 2024
![Levels of obesity twice as high among children in most deprived areas](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Levels-of-obesity-twice-as-high-among-children-in-most-deprived-areas-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Levels of obesity twice as high among children in most deprived areas
27th October 2023
![There are no known supply issues with Wegovy, a weekly semaglutide weight-loss injection that launched in the UK this week, the government has said.](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/‘No-known-Wegovy-supply-issues-says-DHSC-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
‘No known’ Wegovy supply issues, says DHSC
5th September 2023
![Slightly unhealthy middle aged traits linked with earlier heart attacks and strokes](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Slightly-unhealthy-middle-aged-traits-linked-with-earlier-heart-attacks-and-strokes-500x350.jpg)
Cardiovascular
Slightly unhealthy middle aged traits linked with earlier heart attacks and strokes
30th August 2023
![Government reiterates commitments to prevention in major conditions strategy](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Government-reiterates-commitments-to-prevention-in-major-conditions-strategy-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Government reiterates commitments to prevention in major conditions strategy
15th August 2023
![Non-surgical weight loss attempts no longer prerequisite for bariatric surgery referrals](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Non-surgical-weight-loss-attempts-no-longer-prerequisite-for-bariatric-surgery-referrals-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
NICE lowers threshold for weight-loss surgery referrals
28th July 2023
![Regulators Issue Statement On GLP 1 RA Prescribing](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Regulators-issue-statement-on-GLP-1-RA-prescribing-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Regulators issue statement on GLP-1 RA prescribing
20th July 2023
![Time-restricted eating 'no better' than calorie counting for weight loss in obese adults](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Time-restricted-eating-no-better-than-calorie-counting-for-weight-loss-in-obese-adults-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Time-restricted eating 'no better' than calorie counting for weight loss in obese adults
18th July 2023
![Low-antiviral-response-Covid-obese](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Low-antiviral-response-Covid-obese-500x350.jpg)
Vaccinations and infections
Low antiviral immune response to Covid found in obese patients
28th March 2023
![NICE_Wegovy_weight-loss-injection](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NICE_Wegovy_weight-loss-injection-500x350.jpg)
Nutrition and gastroenterology
NICE gives green light for Wegovy weight-loss injections
8th March 2023
![Childhood Obesity Programme May Be Doing More Harm Than Good](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/childhood-obesity-programme-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Childhood obesity programme may be doing more harm than good
16th February 2023
![A quarter of adults in England are obese, public health survey finds](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/A-quarter-of-adults-in-England-are-obese-public-health-survey-finds-500x350.jpg)
News
A quarter of adults in England are obese, public health survey finds
15th December 2022
![More children on diets than a decade ago but obesity rates rising](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/More-children-diets-decade-ago-obesity-rates-rising-1-500x350.jpg)
Nutrition and gastroenterology
More children on diets than a decade ago but obesity rates rising
20th July 2022
![Strategy to tackle obesity 'disappointing', say public health experts](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Strategy-tackle-obesity-disappointing-public-health-experts-1-500x350.jpg)
News
Strategy to tackle obesity 'disappointing', say public health experts
14th June 2022
![Practices only referring 3% of eligible patients to weight management programmes](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Practices-only-referring-3-eligible-patients-weight-management-programmes-500x350.jpg)
News
Practices only referring 3% of eligible patients to weight management programmes
11th May 2022
![Colorectal cancer, a woman holding her stomach](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Colorectal-cancer--500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Maternal obesity could double child’s risk of colorectal cancer
1st September 2021