NICE now backs Mounjaro for people with type 2 diabetes

11 September 2023

Around 180,000 people in England and Wales with difficult to manage type 2 diabetes could benefit from a new treatment option recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE.

In a U-turn by the UK health technology assessor, Mounjaro (tirzepatide), developed by US pharma major Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), has been recommended in final draft guidance issued by the NICE for treating poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in adults alongside diet and exercise. In June this year, the NICE declined to approve the drug for use on the National Health Service (NHS).

According to research by Diabetes UK, more than five million people in the UK are living with diabetes. The charity estimates around 90% of people with diabetes have type 2.

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