Wegovy weight-loss pills to be available for patients in UK to buy
Key takeaways
- The approval by the MHRA makes the UK the third country to authorise the pills, behind the US and the UAE.
- Prefer the Guardian on GooglePatients in the UK will soon be able to buy the Wegovy weight-loss pill, the medicines regulator announced on Thursday.
- Before now, UK patients using the drug have had to use the injectable version.
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The approval by the MHRA makes the UK the third country to authorise the pills, behind the US and the UAE. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen. The approval by the MHRA makes the UK the third country to authorise the pills, behind the US and the UAE. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Weight-loss drugs Wegovy weight-loss pills to be available for patients in UK to buy Regulator approval means patients who meet criteria will be able to purchase tablets with private prescription
Prefer the Guardian on GooglePatients in the UK will soon be able to buy the Wegovy weight-loss pill, the medicines regulator announced on Thursday.
It is the first GLP-1 receptor agonist tablet for weight-loss to be approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), making the UK the third country to authorise the pills, behind the US and the United Arab Emirates.