The drug giant is set to increase the UK list price of the drug by up to 170% in September, meaning a month’s supply of the highest dose of the medicine will increase from £122 to £330.
US manufacturer Eli Lilly said in order to manage its supply and ensure that patients maintain access, it has allocations in place for pharmacies and providers.
“We encourage patients to only order based on their current treatment plan, to reduce the risk of localised disruption,” a spokesperson said.
According to the Independent, major high-street pharmacies including Boots, Lloyds Pharmacy and Superdrug were out of stock of some products or facing delays in orders.
Vivienne Joy, who runs an online community of more than 250 Mounjaro users, recently told The i Paper: “The black market is where it’s going to be a big problem, there’s going to be a lot of people selling stuff that is not compliant and not medical-grade. We’ve seen it already, there’s all sorts of people all over the internet selling all sorts of rubbish.”
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) said there had been “an increase in demand” for Mounjaro ahead of the planned September price hike.
“Short notice changes to pricing for medicines such as this also have a serious effect on access to an important public health service and pharmacy business themselves,” he said in a recent statement.
Last week weight loss programme CheqUp said it had seen a 27-fold surge, or 2,660%, in Wegovy sales.
The NHS is not set to pay the higher price in order to maintain access for people with obesity and type 2 diabetes accessing it through the health service.
More than a million people in the UK are estimated to be currently using weight loss medication.
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