Devastated at Mounjaro prices increases!

[missy111]

I’ve been on MJ for nearly a year. Gone from BMI of 42.5 to 39. However, the improvements in my Crohn’s disease and inflammatory arthritis have been the main benefit to me! My Crohn’s has never been better, I am no longer panicking about where the nearest toilet is, and can, for the first time in years, eat fresh high fibre foods without it affecting me badly! My joint swelling goes down linked to when I inject, with swelling and pain increasing again prior to the next dose.

i cannot get the drug on the NHS as it’s not licensed for my conditions, and sadly looks like I will have to stop once the manufacturer price increase kicks in on 1 September.

link to more info https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/14/eli-lilly-uk-price-weight-loss-jab-mounjaro-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

@missy111 , I’m so sorry some people are just very unkind; don’t pay attention to them. I am pretty devastated too, post menopause and with underlying insulin resistance this has been the only thing which has worked for me; no amount of diet and exercise previously did and I am surely much more healthy now at a BMI of <25 than I was > 35. I’ve spoken to my husband and we’re going to try and find the money so long as the increase isn’t beyond what I’ve seen quoted. I feel so very sorry for those who won’t be able to. X

Maybe they need the cashflow to buy the next lot when the price goes up to them.

This! I have not seen massive weight loss but my inflammation in my joints is massively improved and I have started my periods again after 15 years of no periods (pcos) this is so much more than a weight loss drug. Also my diabetes has reversed. I have only lost 2.5 stone on this and have lost more in the past on slimming world without these added benefits. Gutted to have to go back to all my health concerns.

Surely with a free market (to a degree) they can charge what they like, you have the choice not to buy

I’m glad you’ve had a positive response too. Some people are really ignorant about the benefits and the fact it’s not all just about the scales. I received an email this morning from med express saying wegovy is an option so it looks like the price isn’t increasing for that. I believe it carries the same benefits just a lesser percentage of weight loss, but if it’s half the price it’s worth considering!

They can but it doesn’t make it ethical to do so.
capitalism at its worst.

Pathetic response

I honestly dont mean to sound nasty op - but if you've been on it a year and only lost a stone and a bit then it might be time to look at other weightloss methods anyway?

Out of interest what’s it gone up by. I have been on it but have come off recently as I have hit target weight. I came off as I wanted to see if I could stick to the healthy habits I have instilled with will power and save the money. I thought I could always go back on a maintenance dose if it’s too difficult so just wanting to know if that is now out of my price range

By the sounds of things, the weight loss isn't nearly as important to the OP as the anti inflammatory effects and improvements to her Crohns and arthritis symptoms.

How much is it now and what is the increase to you?

Is it the same across the whole country?

The symptoms of arthritis and inflammation would be greatly improved by losing weight anyway...

My husband is on those biologics as well for Crohn's and they can be really expensive as well (to the NHS) what a shame they don't recognise the benefits of MJ to your inflammation. It might even work out cheaper to the NHS at the cheaper prices they get for MJ

No, it’s capitalism at its best. It’s how capitalism works. There are so many providers, people can switch away, markets will do what markets do.

I disagree, at the times my husband's IBD / crohn's was at it's worst he was really thin due to it, it is definitely not as simple as that!

I am gutted. I’ve gone from a BMI 53 to a BMI of 40. I still have a long way to go but this for the first time in my life is working so well and I may be able to avoid irreversible surgery with it but I can’t afford the new price hikes.

It’s a slippery slope. If Trump had intervened in any other medication this way there would be outcry.

also if the EU had done this, farage and the brexiteers would also be crying out. But because it’s Trump and the so called ‘fat jabs’ then…..

I do wonder what will come next though with pharmaceuticals.

I'm the same as @Weepixie (waves) and have completed most of my journey since August last year.

I was hoping to move down the doses gradually to try to find my optimum maintenance level but I might have to just stop instead.

Very disappointing as the relief from the inflammatory issues I have has been amazing and my long standing IBS is gone. It's been wonderful to experience less pain and many fewer trips to the bathroom.

Could you swap to wegovy perhaps? Sorry to hear that

Definitely looking into it. I have another 4 weeks left on 7.5mg so I’ll be asking MedExpress how to switch and what dose to switch to and praying there aren’t crazy delays.

I'm in the U.S. and use this medication. I'm self-pay, because my insurance (medicare) doesn't cover it. I have to use syringes and little vials, instead of the automatic pen.

I get it through a tele-heath doctor who gets me a really good price. I'm only paying 371 pounds a month, or $504 U.S. dollars.

If I wasn't getting the (temporary) discount I'd be paying $884 a month - and that is what Trump is on about. Meanwhile in the UK you have been paying $165 a month! Trump is doing what is best for Americans. I think the price will come down for all in the future, but I'm in my 70's, time's not on my side, so I can't wait.

There are many, many people here in the U.S. who need but can't afford the drug. I'm retired and it's a sacrifice every month for me, but the health benefits are huge, not to mention the weight loss.

I've lost 40 pounds in four months so far.

I don’t actually understand the point of your post, or it being addressed to me as I’ll still be buying the medication - the amount I pay per month which is currently averaging about 340 pounds isn’t a problem. Neither will it be a problem when it goes up to probably about 520 pounds a month at UK prices, but that’s when I’ll start to purchase where I live (not the UK) at a cost of 420 pounds a month - which will be cheaper than the new price in the UK, even though it’s more than I’m paying now. It’s still an increase but less of one.

And if a persons current supplier starts to charge the new price for the medication prior to the 1st of September, on stock they currently hold, it’s unethical/immoral and should be reported. And yes, I hope people would vote with their feet if their supplier did this. But tell me why do I have the feeling you just loved saying to someone ‘you have the choice not to buy’? I ask because I’ve just got the feeling you’re one of those posters who go around these WLI threads looking for sport - but hopefully I’m wrong and it just looks that way.

The reality is there isn’t much choice going on here for the majority of those now on Mounjaro when it comes to buying the medication or not because there is no choice when a person just doesn’t have the money for it. But I think you know that and you just couldn’t help yourself saying it when you had the chance to.

And as it happens I’m 300gms away from target today and just as I’d always planned to I’ll start titrating down next week and be off Mounjaro for good by December.

I’m in the same boat. Also 4 weeks of 7.5 to go and will than be switching. I’m concerned my current supplier will insist on not taking anything for a month and starting again at the lowest dose. I’m keen to see if there are any supplies with an approach who will be taking new patients. I’m however hopeful that Asda will be able to negotiate some sort of deal with the manufacturer. If the NHS can have a special deal then hopefully other suppliers will use their buying power to pull something out of the bag.

I am thinking about switching to Wegovy - this has been a gamechanger for my health and wellbeing and I would rather not go back.

If it were this easy, no one would be spending 100s of pounds a month on it. You clearly have zero idea of how these medications work but seem happy enough to put the boot into people who are already upset.
The utter lack of compassion on these threads has been very unpleasant to see