The list price of a 15mg KwikPen, which is the highest dose available and enough for four weekly shots, will increase from \u00a3122 to \u00a3330.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the cost of a 2.5mg pen, the lowest dose available, will rise from \u00a392 to \u00a3133 from September 1, the firm said.<\/p>\n
It means the annual cost of the 15mg dose will increase from \u00a31,586 a year to \u00a34,290. The price the NHS pays will not change.<\/p>\n
Lilly is negotiating prices individually with private providers, who may be able to secure a discount they can pass on to customers.<\/p>\n
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A 5mg Mounjaro KwikPen\u2014soon the cost will TRIPLE<\/p>\n
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But the company said it is down to pharmacies to set the price they charge and this may include processing fees and consultation fees.<\/p>\n
Dr Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Independent Pharmacies Association, which represents thousands of community pharmacies, said: \u2018We are shocked and very disappointed by this huge more than doubling of the wholesale cost of Mounjaro by the manufacturer Eli Lilly.<\/p>\n
\u2018British patients must not become pawns in a wider dispute about the costs of medicines arising from President Trump’s recent letter to the US drug manufacturers.\u2019<\/p>\n
Studies have shown patients taking tirzepatide, the active drug in Mounjaro, lost 20 per cent of their body weight over 72 weeks.<\/p>\n
It works by targeting the GLP-1 receptors, which suppress appetite and make users fill fuller for longer.<\/p>\n
Mounjaro price increases Mounjaro\u00ae\u25bc (tirzepatide) KwikPen\u00ae Dose Current UK List PriceNew UK List Price (From September)\u00a0 2.5mg \u00a392\u00a3133\u00a0 5mg\u00a0\u00a392\u00a3180\u00a07.5mg\u00a0\u00a3107\u00a0\u00a3255\u00a010mg\u00a0\u00a3107\u00a0\u00a3255\u00a012.5mg\u00a0\u00a3122\u00a0\u00a3330\u00a015mg\u00a0\u00a3122\u00a0\u00a3330\u00a0 <\/p>\n
GLP-1 injections suffered global shortages after celebrity users sparked a surge in popularity and the NHS has warned people against buying them from unauthorised sources.<\/p>\n
A Lilly spokesperson said: \u2018Following a review, Lilly will increase the UK list price for Mounjaro (tirzepatide) from 1 September to address pricing inconsistencies compared to other developed countries, including in Europe.<\/p>\n
\u2018In parallel, we have reached an agreement with the NHS to ensure continued supply and patient access.<\/p>\n
\u2018While Lilly does not determine the prices that private healthcare providers set, we are working with them to maintain patient access.<\/p>\n
\u2018The UK was one of the first countries where Lilly launched Mounjaro, and our priority was to bring it to patients as quickly as possible during a time of limited supply of GLP-1 RA treatments for type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n
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\u2018At launch, Lilly agreed to a UK list price that is significantly below the European average to prevent delays in NHS availability.<\/p>\n
\u2018With changes in the environment and new clinical evidence supporting the value of Mounjaro, we are now aligning the list price more consistently to ensure fair global contributions to the cost of innovation.\u2019<\/p>\n
Two in three adults in Britain are obese or overweight and more than 5million people have type-2 diabetes, which is linked to poor lifestyles.<\/p>\n
Estimates suggest one in ten women already take weight loss jabs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An NHS England spokesperson said: \u2018Licensed, cost-effective weight loss medication, such as tirzepatide (Mounjaro) provides a valuable tool to support people to reach a healthier weight and the wider health and lifestyle benefits that offers.<\/p>\n
\u2018The approved list price increase will not affect NHS commissioning of tirzepatide in England for eligible people living with obesity, based on clinical priority, or as a treatment for type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n
\u2018Anyone with questions about their private tirzepatide prescription should contact their private provider.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The price of \u2018King Kong\u2019 fat jab Mounjaro will almost triple from September adding a potential \u00a32,704 a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67989,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[64,63,100,137,500],"class_list":{"0":"post-67988","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-dailymail","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-healthcare"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}