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...

I feel so angry at Donald Trump and all those people who voted for him. Because of his actions people will struggle to get medicines that genuinely improve and saves lives. Unfortunately prices in the US won't suddenly become affordable for normal people , private insurance companies still want their profits- but other people have to suffer for his policies. Crazy. I hope a non American company comes up with an even better alternative soon - we've seen it can happen and quickly. Have faith.

I know everyone is currently freaking out about the new price increase of MJ coming into effect, but Voy have written an article about the benefits of switching to Wegovy (including price), which may offer some peace of mind. A higher dose of Wegovy (7.2mg) has been approved for use, which shows weight loss results almost as good as high dose MJ (20.7% compared to 22.5%). I’ll certainly be considering switching drugs if the cost of MJ becomes prohibitive. Might be worth giving it a try?!

Then can I strongly suggest that you learn via Google, rather than by making inane posts on a thread full of genuinely worried people? New Scientist and Nature have very good coverage of this group of medications, how and why they work. Bisous!

Imagine being this dumb that you’re prepared to show it on a public message board. Truly embarrassed for you.

It’s not just about a healthy lifestyle!

First of all

written to my provider

written to BBC and sky news (asking that this is highlighted tomorrow despite the other big head lines, talk about timing !)

I wouldn’t personally do that, as I’m doing my 8th dose of 10mg next week and ordered my 12.5 mg last night

if I switch means I have to start over , instead il do one or two pens of 15mg and then I guess go cold turkey with will power

this week I had incredible hunger , I’m talking starvation on 7th jab 10mg day 5-7! It really worries me having to go cold turkey! But as I’m buying house this year 150-180 a month was affordable 300£+ is not! 🫩😢

I really hope this is scaremongering and not going ahead but my provider already put Orders on stop 😭🥹

That's the case for (some drugs) in secondary care but prescriptions in primary care are ordered via wholesalers, prices vary according to availability and the stock for private and nhs prescriptions comes from the same warehouse/ wholesaler.

In prinary care it's not uncommon for purchase prices to go higher than the price the NHS reimburse the pharmacy at (for NHS prescribing) and pharmacies become unwilling/ unable to dispense at a loss... with private prescribing the cost is passed directly to the patient. When we had the GLP1 shortage for diabetes a few years back some of that was attributable to off-label private prescribing of those drugs for weight loss.

If you are "trying to learn" I beg of you to do some very basic research of your own into how Mounjaro works, and the numerous benefits of it for people with obesity beside simple 'appetite suppression'. Rather than leaving sanctimonious comments here on a thread of people who are stressed to the max.

Also how is that fantastic 'eat less, move more' mindset going for you? since you've claimed yourself you are also obese?

Just had an email from Family Chemist, I've got 5kg to lose then maintenance, or so I hoped... No way can I afford the new prices. Id just switched to SheMed but that seems pointless now

This smacks of misogyny. Do better

Not stupid - maybe
CrossFit Gym 5 days a week - yes
Personal trainer - yes
Private Nutritionist to help meal plan and calorie counting - yes
High protein meal plans delivered - yes
Calorie Deficit - yes
Member of Park Run & free running group - yes
Apple fitness, Nike Run Club, Strava - yes

Still 2+ stone overweight, obese and weight climbing rapidly due to medication, perimenopause, endometriosis and goodness knows what other health conditions - yup

Mounjaro - monthly injection cheaper than just the PT alone. First thing that’s ever worked for me.

Where did I go wrong in the first instance?

Just had an email from Family Chemist confirming the huge increase. I've lost 5 stone since last June and I've got 5kg to lose then maintenance, or so I hoped... No way can I afford the new prices. Id just switched to SheMed but that seems pointless now

Fair enough but from what I've read recently there is going to be a sliding scale and it will increase substantially and there are no shortage of people to fit the criteria, even a small percentage from the population is a very large market share . It's just a point that they might have line of sight to a large secured market. To counterpoint someone's point, why would they increase their prices and potentially price themselves out of affordablity for many people of they needed these sales

Really? Where have you read that about the NHS’s plans?

Who is your supplier please? Being able to use clearpay would be really good for me. Thanks

The Family Chemist offer Clearpay as an option.

Oh that would be good, I’ve lost a good chunk but my BMI is still over 40. I’ve got no comorbidities now- thanks to MJ

Well apart from the weight loss, over night it removed the pain and inflammation from my autoimmune disease affected joints. Many years on dangerous immuno supressants did nothing. One week on mounjaro and my joints look and function like normal joints, I am pain free for the first time in a decade and able to exercise.
Oh and over night it reduced my mildly concerning blood pressure to very very healthy levels..
So yes, I would have stayed on it. Shoot me🙄

Oh fuck off

@1clavdivs My food shopping bill has doubled in the last year and I mean doubled for the same food. Is it not more cost effective for many to pay the increase in the injections and it be offset by what they are saving on food per month?

Trump demanded parity of pricing between the US and other counties.
Except that he hasn't achieved lower pricing for beleaguered Americans. American prices won't lower. Everybody else's will increase to achieve parity.

The US prices aren't coming down though so they have gained nothing.

Are you really churlish and petty enough to think that the rest of the world should suffer because of the greed of American insurance companies?.

A Personal Trainer costs around £80 an hour where I live so even one session a week (ie 4 or 5 sessions a month) costs way more than a month’s worth of Mounjaro, especially at the 2.5/5mg end of the prescription strength scale.

I don’t live in London, btw, so I doubt that £80 an hour is anywhere near the top end of PT costs!

I had a healthy diet pre Mounjaro. It’s hardly changed whilst I have been on Mounjaro. My weight problem was not caused by the amount or type of food that I ate.

You don’t need a personal trainer to have a healthy lifestyle though.

People are being very rude and nasty to @TheQuirkyMakerbut from what I’ve read, there are an awful lot of GPs who agree with her and who don’t believe that weight loss jabs are the answer. Just one example:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/26/nhs-gp-weight-loss-jabs-quick-fix-obesity-better-food

If the skeptics are proven wrong, and weight loss jabs become a roaring success for the NHS, then I image that they will be rolled out more widely in years to come, but at the moment, a lot of doctors still believe that weight should be lost the old fashioned way