Topic: weight loss
![Morrisons launches online private pharmacy with Phlo](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Morrisons-launches-online-private-prescription-service-with-Phlo-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Morrisons launches online private prescription service with Phlo
2nd January 2025
![‘Worrying trend’ in companies looking for prescribers to sign off on weight loss jab questionnaires](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/‘Worrying-trend-in-companies-looking-for-prescribers-to-sign-off-on-weight-loss-jab-questionnaires-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
‘Worrying trend’ in companies seeking prescribers to sign off on weight loss jab questionnaires
23rd December 2024
![GPhC proposes stricter guidance for online pharmacies and weight loss meds](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GPhC-proposes-stricter-guidance-for-online-pharmacies-and-weight-loss-meds-500x350.jpg)
Community
GPhC proposes stricter guidance for online pharmacies and weight loss meds
18th September 2024
![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
![GLP 1 Receptor Agonists Not Linked To Suicidal Thoughts, PRAC Concludes](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GLP-1-receptor-agonists-not-linked-to-suicidal-thoughts-PRAC-concludes-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
GLP-1 receptor agonists not linked to suicidal thoughts, PRAC concludes
17th April 2024
![Diabetes drug shows potential in treating Parkinson’s disease](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Diabetes-drug-shows-potential-in-treating-Parkinsons-disease-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Diabetes drug shows potential in treating Parkinson’s disease
15th April 2024
![Notification issued for multiple GLP1-RA shortages](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Notification-issued-for-multiple-GLP1-RA-shortages-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Notification issued for multiple GLP1-RA shortages
19th March 2024
![Long-term type 2 diabetes remission through weight loss ‘unsustainable’ for most](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Long-term-type-2-diabetes-remission-through-weight-loss-‘unsustainable-for-most-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Long-term type 2 diabetes remission through weight loss ‘unsustainable’ for most
6th March 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
![Government extends GLP-1 RA shortage warning until 2025](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Government-extends-GLP-1-RA-shortage-warning-until-2025-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Government extends GLP-1 RA shortage warning until end of 2024
3rd January 2024
![Patients Hospitalised From 'potentially Fake' Weight Loss Pens](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Patients-hospitalised-from-potentially-fake-weight-loss-pens-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Patients hospitalised from 'potentially fake' weight-loss pens
30th October 2023
![Tirzepatide approval sparks hope though supply warnings remain](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Hopes-tirzepatide-approval-could-improve-access-to-GLP-1-RAs-but-supply-concerns-remain-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
Tirzepatide approval sparks hope though supply warnings remain
11th September 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
![‘Controlled and limited launch’ of Wegovy from today](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wegovy-launch-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
‘Controlled and limited launch’ of Wegovy from today
4th September 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
![GLP-1 receptor agonists shortage expected until 2025](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GLP-1-receptor-agonists-shortage-expected-until-2025-500x350.jpg)
Clinical
GLP-1 receptor agonists shortage expected until 2025
4th July 2023
![Benefits of losing weight lasts at least five years](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Benefits-of-losing-weight-lasts-at-least-five-years-500x350.jpg)
Cardiovascular
Benefits of losing weight lasts at least five years
31st March 2023
![ABPI-suspends-weight-loss-product-manufacturer_breach](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ABPI-suspends-weight-loss-product-manufacturer_breach-500x350.jpg)
News
ABPI suspends weight-loss product manufacturer after ‘breach’ accusations
17th March 2023
![Weight loss service: 'Health is wealth'](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Weight-loss-service-Health-is-wealth-500x350.jpg)
Cardiovascular
Weight loss service: 'Health is wealth'
1st March 2023
![DNP should be banned, says RPS](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DNP-should-be-banned-says-RPS-500x350.jpg)
News
DNP should be banned, says RPS
30th January 2023
![Low-carb diet within 1 year of diagnosis could lead to diabetes remission, GP study shows](https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.thepharmacist.co.uk/wp-media-folder-the-pharmacist/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Low-carb-diet-within-1-year-of-diagnosis-could-lead-to-diabetes-remission-GP-study-shows-500x350.jpg)
News
Low-carb diet within a year of diagnosis offers 'window' for diabetes remission, GP study shows
6th January 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