Urgent warning to anyone using weight-loss jabs
Nick Kaye, chairman of the NPA, told the PA news agency: “It is important that consultations with patients are thorough, allowing a clinician to gain a full picture of someone’s suitability for weight loss injections as well as ensuring the patient fully understands the nature of the treatment and any potential side-effects it may cause.
Warning over sale of online weight loss injections amid patient safety fears
The National Pharmacy Association is calling for tougher rules in the market, saying people with a history of eating disorders have been wrongly prescribed drugs
Pharmacists in warning over weight-loss jab sales
Weight-loss jabs, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, work by reducing food cravings. The NPA has previously urged patients to avoid buying weight loss injections from unregulated online sellers, who may be selling fake drugs.
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“Taking these medications puts individuals at risk of everything from allergic reactions to uncontrolled blood sugar levels, which could cause blurred vision, palpitations, seizures, or loss of consciousness. The potential contamination also poses a risk of infection that can range from mild to severe, and even be life-threatening.
Pharmacies warn public about weight loss injections amid boost in sales
Health experts have issued a new warning about the online sale of weight-loss jabs.The focus of these fresh updates were the amount of danger the non-supervision of injections sales can put a patients in,
What you need to know before considering weight loss jabs, as pharmacists issue fresh warning
NPA chairman Nick Kaye told the PA news agency that while obesity is "one of the biggest challenges facing" the UK, they are "concerned that the current regulations allow some patients to inappropriately access weight loss injections without proper consultation or examination of historical medical records".
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Pharmacists Demand Stricter Rules for Weight-Loss Jab Sales Amid Safety Concerns
Pharmacy leaders warn against the online sale of weight-loss jabs, highlighting risks to patient safety and improper prescriptions for individuals with low body weight or prior eating disorders. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) calls for tighter rules and urges a mandatory 20-minute consultation instead of relying on online questionnaires to access drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro.
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The NPA said it was also aware of people being wrongly prescribed the drugs who have previously had eating disorders, or whose body weight is already low. The body, which represen
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