Eli Lilly pauses shipments of weight loss drug Mounjaro to UK
US firm Eli Lilly reportedly tells British wholesalers to stop taking orders as demand soars before September price riseThe manufacturer of the weight loss drug Mounjaro has paused shipments to the UK ahead of a significant price rise for the treatment due to come into effect next month.The US...
<p>US firm Eli Lilly reportedly tells British wholesalers to stop taking orders as demand soars before September price rise</p><p>The manufacturer of the weight loss drug Mounjaro has paused shipments to the UK ahead of a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/25/gutted-uk-users-of-weight-loss-jab-mounjaro-devastated-by-planned-price-hike">significant price rise</a> for the treatment due to come into effect next month.</p><p>The US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is due to increase the UK list price of the drug by up to 170% from September amid a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/14/eli-lilly-uk-price-weight-loss-jab-mounjaro-trump">White House push</a> to get drugmakers to raise medicine prices in Europe to allow for price cuts in the US.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/28/weight-loss-drug-mounjaro-uk-price-rise-eli-lilly-pauses-shipments">Continue reading...</a>
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