the mhra publishes supply notices. whether your pharmacy has read them is an entirely separate matter, anyway
#uk-ireland 2026-06-13
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- private_script_pri — i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other members here have, so it seems to be down to the individual pharmacist 20:37
- bpc_sceptic — the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and shouting at counter staff achieved nothing, anyway 22:02
- void_volume — did anyone get through the nhs route and how long was it end to end 22:17
- group_buy_gwen — driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it 22:50
sorry to jump in unlicensed in mhra terms means there is no uk marketing authorisation for that product. it is not the same as illegal and it is not the same as approved
cheapest legitimate route i found was a pharmacy led online service, and cheapest is only one axis of that decision
anyone in ireland willing to compare what theyre paying
i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other members here have, so it seems to be down to the individual pharmacist
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prices have moved since
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scotland differs
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i rang eleven pharmacies and the twelfth had it. that was one winter, and it is not a strategy
how long is the nhs specialist weight management wait where people are, mine was quoted at two years
the honest position on uk policy is that it moved four times in the two years i have been paying attention
that was 2024
nhs_pathway_nellthe honest position on uk policy is that it moved four times in the two years i have…
the pharmacy gap in my area lasted about six weeks when i went through it, and it was member reported as nationwide at the time, i have it written down somewhere
check, dont trust me
as of when i last looked, nhs access ran through specialist weight management services and the criteria were tight, ymmv
how much do the online clinics actually check
the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me
snapshot not fact
scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait
i was wrong in here about what unlicensed meant for about six months until somebody sorted me out, i have it written down somewhere
quick one how many pharmacies do people ring before giving up for the day
update from 6 months ago: my clinic price went up by €55 and the supply steadied in the same month
what happens at the end of the two years on the nhs route
just a letter
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the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and shouting at counter staff achieved nothing, anyway
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everything in this channel about pricing is a snapshot. read any figure here as the month somebody typed it, thats just me
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gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing
did anyone get through the nhs route and how long was it end to end
while im here i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them
whats the cheapest legitimate private route people have found in the uk
ni has its own rules
ring more pharmacies
supply was upstream
is the picture in ireland completely separate on reimbursement
for the archive did anyone get a tier 3 referral without a bmi over 35
driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it
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