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Women warned weight-loss jabs may affect contraception

Philippa Roxby and Elena BaileyHealth reportersGetty ImagesWomen using weight-loss jabs have been warned by the UK's medicines regulator that they…

1 year ago

Pharmacies to require more checks before selling weight-loss jabs

Semaglutide and tirzepatide were first used to help type 2 diabetes patients regulate their blood-sugar levels.But in the past three…

2 years ago

Pharmacy leaders warn over online sales of weight-loss jabs

Hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to get their prescriptions privately through online pharmacies.Weight-loss jabs, known as GLP-1 receptor…

2 years ago

Weight loss jabs for unemployed not dystopian, says Wes Streeting

"There's a lot of evidence already that these jabs combined with changes to diet and exercise can help people to…

2 years ago

NHS needs better plan around obesity jabs, warn experts

They say the government must fix some fundamentals issues in NHS obesity services - chronic underfunding, workforce challenges and unequal…

2 years ago

Obesity: Jobless could get weight loss jabs to return to work

Illnesses relating to obesity cost the NHS £11bn a year, Streeting said. His words came as the government announced a…

2 years ago

Ozempic weight loss: Jabs could slow ageing, researchers say

The new data has been published in a number of medical journals, including the Journal of the American College of…

2 years ago

Nigeria gets 10,000 mpox jabs as other African nations wait for vaccines

The West African nation has not recorded any deaths from the virus. It has also not recorded any cases of…

2 years ago

Pharmacists warn over fake weight loss jabs

Currently there is a shortage of Ozempic due to high demand and some doctors prescribing off-label, as it is not…

2 years ago