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MHRA: Be careful when switching GLP-1s

The medicines regulator has updated guidance for patients on GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss.

22 Aug 2025

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Boots launches £90 weight management kit in home-testing partnership

Chain launches home testing kits for energy levels, testosterone and cholesterol

05 Aug 2025

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NICE says patients on weight loss drugs need follow-up support

Healthcare providers will be expected to monitor people for at least a year after they come off obesity medication, according to new guidance.

05 Aug 2025

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Make home-use health testing kits 'Pharmacy Only' say academics

Researchers raise concerns around claims made for home testing kits

25 Jul 2025

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‘Indirect’ promotion of weight loss jabs is illegal too, says watchdog

Fresh ASA warning amid online pharmacy crackdowns

10 Jul 2025

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‘Indirect’ promotion of weight loss jabs is illegal too, says watchdog

Fresh ASA warning amid online pharmacy crackdowns

10 Jul 2025

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Champix is back in the UK

Pfizer is reintroducing its Champix prescription only smoking cessation medicine into the UK after withdrawing it over safety concerns in 2021.

01 Jul 2025

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Pounds and pence: The economics of weight loss injections

The market for weight loss treatments is more complex and dynamic than ever

07 Feb 2025

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An introduction to NRT combination therapy

Learn how to advise customers on combination nicotine replacement therapy in order to support them to quit smoking successfully

04 Feb 2025

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Public not convinced by weight loss jabs suggests Ipsos survey

The public is split over whether weight-loss injections should be offered on the NHS, with 37 per cent for and 32 per cent opposed.

26 Nov 2024

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Stop smoking support

Make the right recommendations to support customers to stop smoking

18 Nov 2024

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NHS announces return of varenicline 3 years after Champix recall

Smokers will be able to self-refer to access generic varenicline.

12 Nov 2024

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MHRA’s Wegovy warning is overdue – we need more safeguards for pregnant women

During her pregnancy, Katherine Bridges was unsettled to learn just how accessible weight loss jabs are

29 Oct 2024

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Call for urgent review of NHS obesity strategy due to huge demand for new therapies

Over 200 clinicians are calling for an urgent review of obesity treatment services in England in response to an “unprecedented public demand” for new pharmaceutical therapies.

17 Oct 2024

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NHS plans to give Mounjaro to 250k patients over three years to tackle obesity

NICE consults on proposals to roll out GLP-1 receptor agonist to critical target groups

08 Oct 2024

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Time to quit for good

Is enough being done to realise the goal of a smoke-free England?

23 Aug 2024

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