Age and new weight-loss drugs

Weight-loss drug Mounjaro will help 'so many' people, say users
Alix Harvey, a 35-year-old marine biologist from Plymouth, welcomed the move to increase access to the weight-loss drug. She started taking Mounjaro in May after struggling with weight gain following the birth of her two children. "I got to the stage where I went 'if this continues, I'm going to end up morbidly obese in my late 30s'," she said.
Weight loss drug fill rates, by state
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Age and the new weight-loss drugs
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NHS gets 12 years to roll out new weight-loss drug Mounjaro
A new weight-loss jab will be rolled out on the NHS in England - but it could take 12 years for everyone to receive it, the NHS drugs advisory body says. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) final draft guidance on Mounjaro has recommended it starts being given from March, alongside advice on diet and exercise.
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Who can get new weight-loss jab Mounjaro on the NHS?
The rollout of the weight-loss drug to 3.4 million eligible patients could take up to 12 years, according to NICE.
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