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Online ads perceived as putting pressure on women to lose weight, ASA survey finds
02 Apr 2026
For all their efficacy and popularity, anti-obesity medicines are far from being a quick fix.
07 Oct 2025
Pharmacies will not be able to order the drug until next week as the company struggles to cope with unprecedented demand.
28 Aug 2025
The medicines regulator has updated guidance for patients on GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss.
22 Aug 2025
Healthcare providers will be expected to monitor people for at least a year after they come off obesity medication, according to new guidance.
05 Aug 2025
Fresh ASA warning amid online pharmacy crackdowns
10 Jul 2025
Weight loss drugs have helped many people on their weight management journey, and now new research is showing that they may have more benefits. Eating a varied diet, prioritising whole foods and remembering what constitutes a ‘healthy weight’ however, is still important.
07 Jul 2025
The public is split over whether weight-loss injections should be offered on the NHS, with 37 per cent for and 32 per cent opposed.
26 Nov 2024
Over 200 clinicians are calling for an urgent review of obesity treatment services in England in response to an “unprecedented public demand” for new pharmaceutical therapies.
17 Oct 2024
NICE consults on proposals to roll out GLP-1 receptor agonist to critical target groups
08 Oct 2024
Semaglutide can produce weight loss and reduce waist size for at least four years, says new research.
06 Jun 2024
The Pharmacist's Defence Association says it cannot support new guidance for the online prescribing of GLP-1 receptor antagonists from Digital Clinical Excellence, because it conflicts with an expert report from the GPhC.
07 May 2024
We are all familiar with the sayings “trust your gut” and “follow your gut” but what is this intuitive value we have placed here? Training Matters explores why the gut has become known as the epicentre of health and how to maintain it.
25 Mar 2024
Nutrition, medicines and myths: evolution of pharmacy practice.
08 Dec 2023
Does the repurposing of incretin-based therapies as anti-obesity agents warrant all the hype? And can the NHS deliver such medications equitably, safely and sustainably, given the recent problems with shortages as demand soars?
04 Oct 2023
