Senior diabetes doctors have told Sky News that patients are at risk of missing out on vital medication as private clinics stockpile semaglutide following a number of celebrity endorsements.
The decision to make a potentially "game-changing" weight loss injection available on the NHS puts diabetes patients at risk, senior doctors have told Sky News.are set to be offered Wegovy, also known as semaglutide, on prescription after health officials approved its use for weight loss.
The NHS will only be able to roll out the drug within 90 days of it being made commercially available to the health service by the manufacturer - something that has not yet happened. However, senior diabetes doctors have told Sky News that patients are now at risk of missing out on vital medication as private clinics stockpile semaglutide following a number of celebrity endorsements.Lord Bethell, a former health minister, said the injection would give people the opportunity to"press the reset button and to work a different way to get their weight down" and address any health issues.
He said that while it is"fantastic" and a"positive break through" it isn't a solution that will"solve all the big problems".Patients on the NHS will inject themselves weekly using a pen and the drug works by making people feel full, meaning they eat less and lose weight.
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