GPs unable to prescribe GLP-1s to patients who need to reduce BMI for lifesaving surgery

Exclusive Patients across England are being prevented from receiving life-saving operations – including organ transplants and cancer surgery – because strict NHS rules mean they cannot be prescribed GLP-1 weight-loss medications such as Mounjaro (tirzepatide). GPs around the country have told Pulse they are unable to prescribe GLP-1 medications to patients whose BMI is preventing The post GPs unable to prescribe GLP-1s to patients who need to reduce BMI for lifesaving surgery appeared first on Pulse Today.