Who won't tell my GP? (England)

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I'm in England and would like to try the injections. I don't have any health issues and I would rather my GP not be sent a letter or informed about my taking WLI. Which provider doesn't require GP knowing? TIA

Genuine question - why wouldn’t you want your GP to know about a prescription drug you’re taking?

I think all of them have to now? It used to be optional but every provider I looked at recently said they had to inform your GP.

Why do you think your primary medical care provider should not have a full picture of your health and the medications you are taking?

Avoid anywhere that doesn't tell your GP.

Really, you do need to ensure that any health practitioners dealing with you are fully aware of the fact. For instance, if you had surgery, then it’s paramount that the anaesthetists know as they need to know that your digestion is much slower and your stomach might still be full when they would expect it not to be (if nil by mouth for 6 hours or whatever). Obviously, that wouldn’t help much if you were rushed in for emergency surgery in an accident but your next of kin would need to inform them if possible.

Oh well i'll just try harder then. Thanks all

Cloud don’t tell your GP. They provide you a letter that you then send them yourself if you want. I personally did because I’ve had some changes to my prescriptions and need them to check all is okay to take with MJ. It’s also important for the contraceptive pill.

The admin uploaded it to my file, and the surgery’s pharmacist was notified and they did a medicines reconciliation. I don’t even think the GP’s are even notified.

I’ve used MedExpress and farmeci. Com and only have farmeci one on my NHS app x

Sent you a PM

Medexpress contacted my GP.

Asda never told my gp. There is a letter you can send yourself but they didn’t.

Medexpress do tell your GP, they’re just really slow. Took them 2 months to tell mine

It would just be a letter on file. I hardly ever go to the GP so it is pretty irrelevant if they have been informed about WLI or not. Unless you have an eating disorder, your gp won’t have any negative view on you having weight loss treatment. It isn’t illegal or bad for your health.

From monj.co.uk - Under the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) guidelines (2025), pharmacies must notify your GP when supplying high-risk medications, including Mounjaro. This ensures your medical records stay up-to-date and helps prevent potential health risks.

https://monj.co.uk/do-pharmacies-inform-my-gp-about-mounjaro/

While many are currently not informing GPs that might change after 1st July when I think (I may be wrong!) guidelines need to be implemented.

The main point of your GP being informed is for safety reasons. No decent pharmacy should be interested in your GPs "opinion" of WLI without evidence of a safety reason why you should not be prescribed.

Anyone telling OP this information should really be thinking 'why does the OP not want to tell their GP'

Are you in fact helping the OP to harm themselves?

Agree with this. What would your GP say if they knew you’d acquired a WLI?

Please don't use them if you've ever had an eating disorder.

I had some follow up blood tests 3 weeks ago, i have been taking MJ since beginning of February), my cholesterol has gone down from 6.3 to 5.4. I thought it was important that my taking MJ was on my records so I mentioned it. GP wanted to put me on statins end of last year, which I don't want to take.

So where had you been getting mounjaro from that the gp didn't already know?

This simply isn’t true there are a lot of conditions that would raise concerns which is why the prescribing GP ask questions - history of pancreas issues , kidney issues , IBD are only a few.

I have an HRT review on Tuesday as there are new recommendations from Eli Lilly regarding it's efficacy with Mounjaro, same with contraception. If your GP doesn't know they can't support you in other areas

The prescriber has their own mechanisms of ensuring i'm suitable, and of providing support if I have an issue. GP doesn't have to know as I have no health problems nor taking any meds. If I ever find myself needing emergency surgery and I can't communicate that on WLI then so be it but that is rare and I would assume the aneasthetist and medical team are aware that I might take something legal or illegal in my system and so would monitor my vitals like a hawk. I just want my own say about my health and control who can access and see my records. I don't want this permanently on the system. It's my life and body.

Anyone advising you on how to avoid your GP finding out you’re taking this drug does not have your best interests at heart. It’s essential they know what drugs you are taking for all kinds of reasons.

Thats fine when i need a medication or have a health issue that needs declaring WLI then I might consider disclosing but i'm not at that stage.

In case you missed this bit - Mounjaro is classed as a high risk medication.

That is why with the new guidelines ensures pharmacies prescribing the medication do indeed have their "own mechanisms" which includes the need to tell GPs to ensure it is being prescribed safely. Pharmacists and GPs both bring different insights to your suitability for the medication to be prescribed safely.

Patients are not qualified to make that decision, unbiased, for themselves for any high risk medication. Your risk attitude to what would happen in an emergency is a perfect example of why not.

You get the say on your health and you body and whether you would like to try it. You don't get the say whether a high risk treatment is safe for you or not, that is a decision for the qualified professionals who have access to your medical history.