Mounjaro going to be available on NHS

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More than 1.6 million Britons are set to get the ‘King Kong’ of fat jabs on the NHS over the next 12 years.

Mounjaro – which can help users shed more than a quarter of their body weight in 18 months – should first be given to the most overweight cases, says NHS England.

Injections will be offered with a ‘wraparound’ health plan including diet and exercise support.

Over the next three years, the jabs could be given to almost a quarter of a million people with a BMI of 40 or more, plus three health conditions linked to excess weight – including heart disease, high blood pressure or obstructive sleep apnoea.

The phased rollout would see 1.6million people offered the drug over 12 years, which would eventually include those with a body mass index of 35 or more and weight-related health problems.

I'm pleased we are moving the right way but that's a very high bar to meet and it will, no doubt, be under the usual weight loss pathways which will mean long waits
Fingers crossed though!

Yeah - I saw an article that basically had the 12 year roll out plan, starting with BMI over 40 and 3 or more weight-related comorbidities, then BMI over 40 and 2 other health conditions, then BMI over 35 and 3 or more, then BMI over 35 and 2 - each stage lasting 3 years.

It's a very long wait and no doubt, by then, there will be much newer drugs available.

It's good overall though, might really help some people.

That sounds great! Hopefully they can fund speeding it up eventually. A lot of the people with highest BMI can’t afford private. And it should reduce the surgery load

Mmmm I get why they are targeting those who are morbidly obese however surely targeting those who are simply over 30 bmi and therefore obese would make more sense.

This group will lose quicker and should then be less likely to develop other problems related to obesity that those who are already morbidly obese have. This could potentially just be a revolving door - those slightly under just get bigger and sicker replacing those who achieve the loss. I would also argue that those at the bottom end may be more motivated than those already very ill (prepared to be corrected on that though).

Prevention better than cure imo. Although I expect the NHS, like every other public service is banking on people paying privately to sort themselves out. Frankly I don't know why this can't be subsidised for those at the lower end if it can't be free.