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Prof Naveed Sattar, who leads the UK government’s Obesity Healthcare Goals programme, told the BBC he estimates it would cost around £10bn if all 3.4 million patients deemed suitable for the drugs in England were treated with weight loss jabs immediately.

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Weight loss drugs could ‘bankrupt’ the NHS

Weight loss drugs could ‘bankrupt the NHS’ if all eligible patients were prescribed them, a leading obesity expert has warned.

Prof Sattar believes more than nine in 10 people currently using the drugs in the UK are paying for them privately.

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