Pharmacies expect a surge in demand for the new weight-loss pill, and a black market with it
A National Pharmacy Association survey of 310 UK pharmacy owners, published on the day oral Wegovy went on sale, found around three-quarters expected to start significant numbers of eligible patients on it, and 49 per cent had already seen more patient queries since the June approval. Ninety-seven per cent said they were concerned the new tablet would drive an increase in fake or unlicensed weight-loss pills sold on the black market.
What this actually means
A tablet is far easier to counterfeit convincingly than an injection pen, and far easier to post. That is the whole reason 97 per cent of pharmacists are worried.
The practical rule has not changed: a registered UK pharmacy against a valid prescription, or nothing. You can check any pharmacy's registration on the General Pharmaceutical Council website in about thirty seconds. If a site sells you a prescription-only medicine without a prescription, it has already broken the law once before your parcel is even packed.
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