Weight-Loss Injections (Mounjaro)

Please don’t contact the surgery to ask for Mounjaro. The NHS is introducing it in stages, and we will contact patients who are eligible to invite them for an appointment.

What is it?

Tirzepatide (brand name Mounjaro) is a weekly self-injection that helps with weight loss by reducing your appetite. On the NHS it is always given alongside support to change your diet, activity and lifestyle.

Who can have it on the NHS?

To make sure it reaches the people who need it most, the NHS is rolling it out in stages to people who meet strict criteria. At the moment this is people with:

The criteria will change as the rollout continues. We must follow the current local criteria, which are published on Remedy: Weight Management – Tirzepatide (Mounjaro).

What is involved?

I have been buying it privately – can you prescribe it?

The NHS can only continue your treatment if you meet the NHS criteria at the time you ask. If you don’t, we won’t be able to prescribe it. For any questions about a private prescription, including stopping or reducing it, please speak to your private provider.

More information

While you wait, there is lots of other support available. See Support to Lose Weight.