Weight loss jabs to have tougher checks

Pharmacies require stricter weight-loss jab checks
Online pharmacies will now have to employ stricter checks to stop people who are already a healthy weight or have a history of eating disorders buying weight-loss jabs. They will no longer be able to dispense the medication,
Weight loss jabs to have tougher checks after people with eating disorders get prescriptions
Pharmacy regulator warns some people with history of eating disorders wrongly obtaining medicines such as Wegovy or Mounjaro
Weight-loss jab loophole closed for thin people
Those too slim to be eligible for injections can no longer get prescription without seeing a doctor under new guidance
The best exercises you can do while using weight loss jabs
If you’re in a calorie deficit – either from dieting or while taking a weight loss drug – these exercises help direct your body to burn more fat instead and hang on to muscle. There’s also a beneficial metabolic effect: muscle tissue burns more calories at rest than fat, which can support long-term weight management.
Weight loss jabs: Patients to face more stringent checks
Pharmacists must verify a person’s body mass index (BMI) via a video consultation, in person, or through accessing GP or medical records.
Weight-loss jabs are now classed as “high risk”, requiring stricter regulations
Access to weight-loss jabs will now be more tightly regulated in the UK following concerns of pharmacies not prescribing them safely.
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NPA chairman Nick Kaye told the PA news agency that while obesity is "one of the biggest challenges facing" the UK, they are "concerned that the current regulations allow some patients to inappropriately access weight loss injections without proper consultation or examination of historical medical records".
Tougher rules on weight loss jabs after people with eating disorders get prescriptions
New checks on people wanting drugs such as Wegovy or Mounjaro will include verifying their body mass index in a video consultation, in person, or via GP or medical records.
New rules will make it harder to buy weight loss drugs online
Changes are coming into force which will make it harder to buy weight loss medication, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, online – a move that eating disorder charities have praised as a vital step towards keeping vulnerable people safer.
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