NHS England plans phased obesity drug launch

4 October 2024

Proposals from the National Health Service (NHS) England have been set out for a phased launch of Eli Lilly’s (NYSE: LLY) obesity injection Mounjaro/Zepbound (tirzepatide) at the start of a consultation.

NHS England proposes that patients likely to achieve the greatest clinical benefit from weight loss are prioritized to receive the medication in a variety of new services that will be tested before an expansion of the drug’s availability.

A range of community-based services and digital technologies are being developed to deliver the injection to nearly a quarter of a million people during the first three years of implementation, under plans laid out in an application to cost-effectiveness watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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