A calm and supportive thread to discuss the Price Increases: Mounjaro

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For anyone who would like a calmer place to share support and information about the price increases.

Please go peddle your opinion somewhere else. No one has been cynical and negative. They’re being realistic.

Wegovy 7.2 was only submitted to the EMA on July 8th, approval takes around 6 months if there are no issues. So ‘soon’ is subjective once you factor manufacturing and distribution into those timescales.

And if suppliers of mounjaro are comparing mounjaro with wegovy 7.2 then they’re not being truthful and it’s perfectly fine to call that out even if it is a ‘small’ difference.

I just think the messaging around this switch is very disingenuous. Before this almost every provider recognised that it wasn’t as good. Now it’s the best thing since sliced bread.

Not sure where your “very happy” quote comes from but Asda will have no control over the price paid by Zava which is their fulfilment company.

Zava may have had a great deal, I have no idea, but everything is up in the air at present.

Did anyone hear the discussion on women's hour today? The pharmacist was talking about the washout time, its concerning me that some pharmacies seem to be dismissing it. When I switched from Ozempic to mounjaro, not even a year ago I had to break for 6 weeks and then start on the lowest dose. Now people seem to be free to jump straight to whatever strength they fancy with no break. In happier news, now the Oushk FB page has been pulled I can see what my friends are posting about.

The FB group has been pulled?

Hey there @jan2310 sorry this is a bit of a belated reply, am just catching up on the thread.

Just wanted to try and steer you away from senna if you need help with constipation on an ongoing basis. Senna (and other drugs like it, like bisacodyl) is a stimulant laxative and can cause lazy bowel syndrome. That’s probably why they couldn’t sell you more than one packet as it’s only meant for short term use.

If you need ongoing help there are other options that are much more gentle on the system and won’t cause lazy bowel. Laxido or Cosmocol (Macrogol powder sachets you dissolve in a glass of water ) work by drawing water to the bowel to make things soft. I think Laxido is available from Boots or Superdrug without a prescription. Been on them for years and highly recommend (would just say avoid the plain sachets and get a flavour like orange!). They have salt in them so if you need a low salt diet best speak to gp

Thanks so much, this is really helpful. It’s not something I’ve really experienced before and it’s not a major problem but I thought I’d get something to help and to be prepared. I’ll take your advice and look for what you suggest.

Thanks so much for your advice.

Yes I was sure there was a 5 week period between MJ and wegovy. But some said that was only if going from wegovy to MJ?

I don’t get why the FB keeps getting pulled. You’re not allowed to talk about anything anymore!

Voy have already sent me wegovy (I was on MJ) and have said can swap over? Think it is a week between, I still have 2 doses of MJ to go so will ask them when things quieten down a bit..

https://www.joinvoy.com/blog/mounjaro-price-increase

You’re welcome! 🩷 I ran the gambit of all kinds of remedies due to chronic constipation (20+ years) and in my humble, osmotic laxatives (like Laxido) are the best! I had to up my dosage a bit after starting MJ but all good since then.

I’ve also had the opposite with the odd bout of diarrhoea on MJ so with the powders it’s very easy to take less when you need to as well.

Bolt isn't on this list, but the criteria seem to vary by pharmacy:

monj.co.uk/restarting-mounjaro-uk/

Hopefully they'll accept your photo. Bolt is saying on their website delays of up to two weeks. I've just tried Lotus, who are saying one or two extra days delay, but who knows?

Realised I put my weight down wrong, lost an extra fantasy stone, so not sure if that will bugger up my application 🤯

I am currently with IQ Doctor and have heard nothing. They won't let me order again until 21/08. They gave me 15mg last month because they had no 12.5mg stock
15mg is not for me..... Nauseated most of the time
I ordered 10mg from Cloud yesterday.... No response yet

I ordered a 2 x 12.5mg pen bundle from Lotus this morning (before the website crashed!) so hopefully they'll approve and that will see me through for a good few months microdosing.

I do find it odd if pharmacies are suggesting an immediate switch over?

I took MJ on and off this year, as I reached my goal in 2024 and didn’t want to be on maintenance indefinitely. MJ was noticeably still in my system for a few weeks after my last injection, so I could get away with having these breaks and not gaining weight.

Therefore I would have thought a washout period would be prudent before switching to a different GLP1 medication, even if just to err on the side of caution. I doubt there has been many studies of simultaneous usage of MJ and Wegovy after all.

What a mess. I wanted to stay on MJ for a while after goal with the option of going back on ASAP if I couldn't manage without it but that now doesn't look likely. I have already been on it a year & still have 3ish stone to lose. I have bought enough pens so that I should get to goal & possibly some titrating down.
I don't think Wegovy will be much cheaper in the grand scheme of things as it doesn't have the bonus dose & from what I have read the current high strength isn't the same as the MJ 15. The equivalent to the MJ 15 would be the 7.2 which should come out within the next 6 months or so - that will be more expensive anyway.
Plus my provider wants you to have a washout period & then start from scratch so the first couple of months might be like injecting water.
If the worst does happen say in 10 months time & I do start regaining uncontrollably I am hoping that one of the pharmacies will let me back on before my BMI reaches 30.

Cloud use Klarna as a way to pay, could that be an option for you?

In Ireland we were already paying, on average, quite a bit more than the UK and it looks like this will hold at least for now. There doesn't seem to be any stock problem.

Thanks for this @GlassofRosePorfavor(great username!) I ordered a couple of pens when you posted and now their website has crashed - fingers crossed that will go through and they’ll approve. It’s absolute chaos, isn’t it!

The current stock problem is tied to the surge in demand

This is unlikely. There is no one gene for anything. Genetics is much more complicated and interlinked. “Genes” interact with each other and produce different outcomes, depending on what they interact with and when. There are also historical significances. So the Dutch famine in WW2 showed that there are changes made at the chromosomal level if a mother was starving during pregnancy or had lots of eat- the the changes depend on WHEN in the pregnancy.

Then there are environmental factors, mental health etc. We do know there is a genetic component, but that doesn’t mean we can switch that gene off as it might have impact on other things.

Maybe vaccine is the wrong word. But they’re already working on yearly jabs that work for a whole year. I don’t think it’s beyond the realm of possibility that they’ll have developed a jab you take every 5/10/20 years that works in a similar way to a vaccine and prevents obesity

@Gingercar, @Anonymous07200408, and lots of others who are really feeling the pain of this, I just want to say, fwiw, keep sharing and talking it through here if it helps even a bit. It's come as such a shock, and for a group that gets plenty of criticism already.

It's such an alien experience in the UK to be facing not being able to access an important medication due to cost*, or to be considering going into debt in order to keep buying a drug that has changed lives.

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• I realise it happens ofc when NHS/NICE don't approve funding.

It is truly shocking, and a good eye opener for what could be heading our way!

@MynameisJune Telling someone to “go peddle your opinion somewhere else” is arrogant and aggressive. You do not own this forum or has a monopoly on valid opinions.

For the record, yes, the 7.2 mg Wegovy dose was submitted to the EMA in July 2025. But assuming MHRA approvals are always exactly six months is oversimplifying things - I know as I work in the industry. Reviews can be quicker or slower depending on questions raised, manufacturing scale-up, and distribution readiness. It's very reasonable to expect Novo to move at pace given the landscape and leverage their existing pens to deliver the 7.2mg. So providers will have access to that dose now if they choose to do so.

So maybe keep the tone constructive: disagreement is fine, and stop trying to live in an echo chamber, you are not the only "expert" in town.

I am with Online Clinic and I have checked my repeat subscription, which I get a 15% discount on, this was £152 and is now showing £212 with the 15% discount (RRP of £249.99).