Mounjaro was given the green light to be prescribed to type 2 diabetics last year.
The type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro has been recommended to help obese people lose weight on the NHS Mounjaro – also known as tirzepatide and made by Eli Lilly – is a glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist, a family of medications that help manage blood sugar.In September, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended Mounjaro as an option for type 2 diabetics who could not tolerate metformin.
Subject to final guidance, the once-weekly jab will be recommended for patients with a body mass index of 35 with at least one obesity-related condition.A lower BMI threshold – usually reduced by 2.5kg – may be used for people from Asian, South Asian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds.
An Eli Lilly spokesman said the company is “pleased with the progress in the Nice process” and “the consultation process is ongoing, with another committee meeting scheduled for August 13”. “We are clearly in a new era of obesity management where, for the first time, we can have access to medicines which are effective and, though not without some side-effects, largely safe.”
A four-week supply of pre-filled pen injections of Mounjaro ranges from £92 for the lowest dose to £122 for the highest.
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