Big price increases?

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Anyone else seen this chatter about massive price increases announced for MJ (to pharmacies) in the last hour or so?

Very concerning as it looks like it could double the cost of some of the doses. I'll try to find the copy of the letter sent out...

For the love of God, can someone please, please make the stupid stop?

Considering you like “factual” information, the director of homeland security is not employed by the CIA.

But I’ll concede to your point so you feel super empowered.

I was annoyed, but now I’m actually quite amused that so many people are willing to make themselves look like ignorant fools just so they can have a pop at overweight people.

This thread is in Trending. That is why it is attracting the stupid...

Yes, correct. I was just making a fatuous observation that had virtually no bearing on this thread. Sound familiar?

No, that’s not what the price increase, or anyone with even a basic understanding of the situation, is saying.

You already need to be obese to have it prescribed privately (or just below obesity if with relevant comorbidities). No one can get it prescribed legally to “shift a few pounds”.

The NHS criteria are stricter still due to the massive cost of prescribing it for everyone who would qualify medically. So that’s morbidly obese with four out of five specified comorbidities. There is no indication that this will be significantly extended any time soon.

Why would you even comment when all you can share is guesses and misinformation?

In that case I'm off to bed. My quotient for stupid tolerance has been officially reached.

Good night, good luck with the job interview. 😉

No I am not stupid and I am also obese by my BMI. I am desperate to lose weight.
What I mean is, if someone can afford MJ (I can't) surely they can afford a personal trainer, gym membership and healthy food (which costs more than junk food).
When I get my weight down enough to feel fitter (I am very slowly heading that way) I'm planning to join our local running group, which is free.

Did you ChatGPT that? 😅

When you’re obese there’s a lot more to weight loss than that. Hormones play a huge role, for a start. The jabs help regulate those.

I've just had an email from my supplier saying Ely Lily are capping their supply for next 2 weeks until new prices come in.

Eli Lilly sounding like a bunch of cunts.

Any reason why your responses are so rude?

But they have a much wider NHS market now that they are prescribing so will get huge block sales from there presumably and arress reliant on their private customers so can price hike

The number of people eligible on the NHS is tiny though.

Hardly anyone qualifies for it for weight loss on the NHS

And do please explain how a personal trainer and healthy food sorts out the endocrinological issues of those of us with metabolic diseases and the like?

Is said personal trainer going to train my lipoedema inflammation to just behave itself and stop and the salad sort my hormonal profile to regulate my PCOS by giving it a Paddington hard stare or something? Or do you genuinely think that a lot of us using the jabs have never considered eating less or going to the gym over the past, in my case, 40 years or so and you've just come up with the cure for obesity? if you're not stupid then you're doing the most amazing impression of it right now!

Genuine people, with feelings, are on this thread are concerned a life saving medication will no longer be affordable to them and you post this? They are concerned a prescribed medical treatment that is changing their lives for the better, resolving serious diseases, serious mobility issues and extending their lives will now be out of reach and you come here to mock them.

Seriously go and have a hard look at yourself in the mirror and try to work out wtf is wrong with you. Such a sad pathetic post. Pity talk guidelines don’t allow me to fully show my disgust and contempt for you.

For those who might struggle with the extra, it might be helpful to work out how much longer you’d like to be on it and then set yourself an end date. Mine is Jan 1 2026 (just over 6 months). Knowing I need to stick it out for just 6 more months hella me budget and is psychologically helpful.

Good for you. I could probably join a running club now, but 5 stones ago it would have been like climbing Everest.

No, I am trying to learn. I struggle to see how people can afford, I don't know how much, £100+ per month on a medication? But can't afford a healthy lifestyle. I'm not mocking, I know how social factors like being low paid and living in a run down place with loads of takeaways can cause MI issues and obesity.

You think people are obese because they can’t afford a healthy lifestyle? 🤦‍♀️
How do you think Mounjaro addresses this cause of obesity then?

Because, as several people have said, obesity is more complex than you seem to think. Hormonal issues cannot be solved just with diet and exercise. Read some peer reviewed science on obesity and you’ll see that boiling it down to eat less, move more is facile.

I don’t think this has come as out of the blue for pharmacies as we think. I had forgotten to reorder earlier in the week so did it last night and weirdly I wasn’t allowed to order more than 1 pen when I’m usually allowed up to 3 and I also wasn’t allowed to order a 5 and a 7.5mg, just one or the other.

My prescription has been approved but I’m waiting on it being dispatched. It’ll be interesting to see what the 1st brings,
although I’ve just read on another thread that some pharmacies are already increasing pricing.