Weight loss jab Mounjaro is big news at the moment, with reports of users shedding 20 per cent of their body weight and the NHS planning a phased rollout of the drug . Currently only available with a private prescription, it can be accessed by people who are obese (with a BMI over 30) or who have a BMI over 27 with additional weight-related health problems such as prediabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or heart problems. Increasingly, however, there are reports of people accessing weight loss jabs via online pharmacies despite being too slim to qualify, with Professor Stephen Powis , NHS England’s national medical director, expressing alarm at reports of the medication being "inappropriately used" as "quick fixes for those who are otherwise healthy, who just want to lose a few pounds.
" Sarah*, 45, a mother of three who lives in the Scottish Borders, admits lying to access Mounjaro from an online pharmacy. “Clicking ‘Complete’ on my online pharmacy order for the weight loss drug Monjauro, I felt a mixture of guilt and anticipation,” she says. “Guilt because I’d lied about my weight and height to secure a prescription, and anticipation because I couldn’t wait to see what all the fuss was about when it came to this ‘wonder’ drug that’s been hailed as the ‘King Kong’ of weight loss.
“A month later, I’ve lost 8lb and have zero regrets about my subterfuge, particularly when I look at my increasingly svelte reflection in the mirror - but the.
