NICE needs convincing on Mounjaro jab for type 2 diabetes

27 June 2023

Mounjaro (tirzepatide) has not been recommended in draft guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on Tuesday for treating type 2 diabetes in adults alongside diet and exercise.

The Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) drug, taken weekly by injection, has been positioned as an option later in the treatment pathway to offer the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) an alternative to other glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists such as dulaglutide, liraglutide and semaglutide, which are already recommended for use in the NHS.

"Our committee can see the promise in tirzepatide but it requires more evidence"The latter is sold by Novo Nordisk (NOV: N) under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy and is used as an anti-obesity medication as well as for type 2 diabetes.

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