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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Whittaker

NHS could offer weight-loss jabs at pharmacies ‘for £9.90 prescription price’

Weight loss jabs may be available to patients following a short over-the-counter consultation in a pharmacy, according to reports.

Drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro could be offered at an NHS prescription price of £9.90, rather than the current charge of around £150 for patients who buy the medicines through private providers.

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